“Everywhere you look - Britain, the States, western Europe - people are sealing themselves into crime-free enclaves. That's a mistake - a certain level of crime is part of the necessary roughage of life. Total security is a disease of deprivation.” PeopleLooksStatesCertainLevelsMistakeSecurityCrimeDiseaseEuropeWesternBritainDeprivationWestern Europe Author:J. G. Ballard
“Sven-Göran Eriksson, confronted with arguably Europe's weakest qualifying group, has a problem; it is the same one that afflicted Jacques Santini, the France coach at the time, before Euro 2004. Not that there are no easy matches at international level; rather, there are no hard ones. In qualifying for the 2004 European Championship finals, France faced a group not of death, but of sun-block, comprising Slovenia, Israel, Cyprus and Malta, which they duly won by ten points, averaging 3.6 goals per game. We all know what happened next.” KnowsHardProblemNextGamesEasyGoalLevelsSunHappenedGroupsFootballTenEuropeFinalsInternationalIsraelCoachesBlockFranceSoccerRanAnalysisChampionshipEuroQualifyingCyprusMalta Author:Martin Samuel
“I want the standard of living in Iran in ten years' time to be exactly on a level with that in Europe today. In twenty years' time we shall be ahead of the United States.” WantYearsStatesTodayLevelsUnitedUnited StatesTenStandardsEuropeTwentiesIranStandards Of Living Author:Mohammed Reza Pahlavi
“I work in lockstep, hand in glove, with the prime minister on these issues, and as we are supportive to the Eurozone so they can sort their problems out, in return they introduce safeguards to ensure precisely what I said: that the single market is not fragmented and that important industries like the financial services industry are treated fairly. Not exceptional treatment, but are just simply treated fairly, on a level playing field within Europe.” SaidImportantProblemHandsLevelsIssuesFieldsIndustryReturnEuropeFinancialTreatedMinistersTreatmentPrimeIntroducingPrime MinisterSupportiveExceptionalGlovesPlaying FieldsFragmentedLevel Playing FieldEurozoneFinancial ServicesService Industry Author:Nick Clegg
“The democratic ideal has always been related to a moderate level of inequality. I think one big reason why electoral democracy flourished in 19th century America better than 19th century Europe is because you had more equal distribution of wealth in America.” ThinkingReasonBigsAmericaWealthLevelsDemocracyCenturyEqualEuropeIdealsDemocraticInequalityReason WhyRelatedDistributionModerates19th CenturyDistribution Of WealthDemocratic Ideals Author:Thomas Piketty
“It started so early, it all runs together. But what made a huge impact on me was when I went to Europe at 15 or 16 years old. All I knew before that was music on the radio and TV. When I went over there I realized there are all different levels of music. There are people who do blues, jazz, classical, working in film, TV and all kinds of places. You might not see them on MTV but there are lots of needs and uses and opportunities for all kinds of music.” PeopleNeedsYearsKindMadeDifferentUseMightRunningTogetherFilmOpportunityLevelsTvsHugeEuropeImpactJazzRadioI RealizedAll KindsMtvDifferent Levels Author:Chris Thomas King
“You have the mainstream bourgeois life of the U.S., Europe, the "developed" world - the life of technology, education, mortgages, careers, a certain level of physical comfort - while on the other hand, several billion people on the planet exist on less than a dollar a day. That's a huge and terrible reality to get your head around.” PeopleWorldHandsRealityCertainLevelsCareersTechnologyPlanetsHugeTerribleComfortEuropeDollarsBillionsMainstreamMortgageBourgeoisTechnology In Education Author:Ben Fountain
“There's different levels of where we do well throughout Europe. Fortunately, for us, it's pretty great all throughout it.” WellsDifferentLevelsEuropeDifferent Levels Author:John Petrucci
“In Western Europe, Turkey is regarded as uncivilized, so they can't come in into the European Union until they're civilized. I think it's the other way around. If you could achieve the level of civilization of, say, Turkish intelectuals, it would be quite an achievement.” IfsThinkingWayWould BeLevelsAchieveCivilizationAchievementEuropeUnionsWesternCivilizedTurkeysEuropean UnionTurkishWestern EuropeUncivilized Author:Noam Chomsky
“Most likely, the system of mutual relations that has evolved in Eastern Europe and Asia corresponds to another level of governance.” LevelsEuropeRelationMutualAsiaEasternGovernanceEastern Europe Author:Garry Kasparov
“Some people say Russia is running at 50 percent of its gross domestic product under that during the Communist period. In fact, none of the countries seems to have recovered the level that they had under communism, although the other countries in Eastern Europe are doing better than Russia and particularly the Czech Republic seems to be doing modestly well. East Germany I can't count because they have a rich uncle. You have economic benefits which have nothing to do with the workings of the system.” PeopleWellsI CanCountryFactsSeemsRunningLevelsRichEconomicProductsPeriodsBenefitsPercentEuropeEastRussiaCommunismGermanyRepublicCommunistOther CountriesUnclesEasternGrossEastern EuropeCzechEast GermanyGross Domestic ProductCzech Republic Author:Kenneth Arrow
“My guess is that Trump will begin withdrawing troops from Europe at a slow pace. He will demand a renovation of the Iran Accord and get nowhere with this. There might be more US sanctions on Iran. However, the Iranians will not compromise with Trump, and barring a naval confrontation in the Persian Gulf, it will be US businesses that will suffer and Trump's frustration level that will go up.” MightSufferingLevelsTrumpDemandEuropeCompromiseFrustrationIranPaceTroopsAccordConfrontationSanctionsPersianNavalWithdrawingRenovationPersian Gulf Author:Lawrence Davidson
“I actually enjoy playing in Europe because it allows me to develop my game so when I come home I'm doing a lot of things that I learned in Europe. It's definitely taken my game to a whole 'nother level here when I play in the WNBA.” PlayWholeHomeGamesEnjoyLevelsTakenEuropeComing HomeWnba Author:Cappie Pondexter
“The Premier League is the No1 league in the world in many areas. The events, the shocks, the production, the viewing figures, the worldwide audience are by far the best. Do I think at this moment in time it's got the highest quality levels in Europe in terms of Champions League football and domination of that area? In quality terms it needs to rise again to get to that point where it's by far the best in all areas.” ThinkingWorldNeedsMomentsTermLevelsQualityAudienceEventsFiguresFootballHighestEuropeAreasProductionsLeagueChampionShockDominationMoments In TimePremier LeagueChampions League Author:Gary Neville
“Muslim organisations tend to have a low level of organisation. The communities in Europe are quite diverse.” CommunityLevelsLowsEuropeDiverseOrganisationLow Level Author:Gijs de Vries
“The reason this system can’t be overthrown in this country,” Walter said, “is all about freedom. The reason the free market in Europe is tempered by socialism is that they’re not so hung up on personal liberties there. They also have lower population growth rates, despite comparable income levels. The Europans are all-around more rational, basically. And the conversation about rights in this country isn’t rational. It’s taking place on the level of emotion, and class resentments, which is why the right is so good at exploiting it.” SaidCountryReasonGrowthLevelsEmotionLibertyClassRightsConversationEuropeRatePopulationIncomeSocialismRationalDespiteResentmentHungFree MarketPopulation GrowthPersonal Liberty Author:Jonathan Franzen
“Somehow we have to figure out how to boost the price of gasoline to the levels in Europe.” EnergyLevelsFiguresEuropeTradeCapsBoostGasoline Author:Steven Chu
“I expect Europe's top-level domain, .eu, to become similarly as important as dot-com.” ImportantLevelsEuropeDomainDots Author:Viviane Reding
“Europe needs a clear and more collective and cohesive policy on security and energy supply. Today the issue of security of energy supply is only really considered at a national member-state level, but in reality we need a much greater European-wide approach on this issue.” NeedsStatesRealityTodayEnergyLevelsIssuesClearGreaterSecurityPolicyMembersApproachEuropeWideCollectives Author:Andris Piebalgs