“The Japanese tend to be far more co-operative and docile and group-oriented. It would be easier to get the entire population of Tokyo to wear matching outfits than to get any two randomly selected Americans to agree on pizza toppings.” TwoWould BeFunnyGroupsEasierAgreePopulationJapanPizzaSelectedOutfitsTokyoMatchingDocileToppings Book:Dave Barry Does Japan Source: Dave Barry Does Japan
“To a considerable extent we are faced by a technology arms race with terrorists. The communications revolution has made it easier for terrorist groups to reach out to vulnerable individuals with their violent extremist ideology and propaganda. It has also facilitated fundraising, recruitment and training.” MadeIndividualRaceTechnologyGroupsCommunicationRevolutionArmsEasierTrainingTerroristViolentIdeologyVulnerableMade ItPropagandaReach OutExtremistFundraisingArms RaceRecruitmentTerrorist Groups Author:Pauline Neville-Jones, Baroness Neville-Jones
“comedy ... is much harder to do than drama. It's not true that laugh and the world laughs with you. It's very hard to make a group of people laugh at the same thing; much easier to make them cry at the same thing. ... That's why great comic acting is probably the greatest acting there is.” PeopleWorldHardActorsActingLaughingComedyGroupsCryEasierDramaHarderComic Author:Glenda Jackson
“Having the experience of senior guys around you just makes things easier as they all contribute ideas and set the standards for the group.” IdeasGuyGroupsEasierStandardsSenior Author:George Bailey
“The upper echelon of the movie industry is easier to deal with and the work is much easier to accomplish because of this generosity of spirit and confidence that they instill in the group around them.” SpiritDealsGroupsIndustryEasierAccomplishGenerosityInstillMovie IndustryGenerosity Of Spirit Author:John Travolta
“I worry most about proliferation of weapons of mass destruction in such a way that they could be acquired by non-governmental organizations, like terrorist groups, especially the radical groups. When a nation state has a nuclear weapon, it's a little bit easier to control the use of it, but for non-governmental groups it's much more difficult.” WayLittlesStatesUseNationsBitsDifficultWorryGroupsEasierLittle BitWeaponsMassDestructionOrganizationNuclearTerroristRadicalNuclear WeaponsWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionProliferationTerrorist Groups Author:James L. Jones
“Now that I'm in my 40s, it's much easier to be an artist. It's good knowing that I'm not in the game to be competing with really young groups of kids on the radio. Or to, you know, make 'beat' music.” KnowsKidsYoungArtistGamesKnowingGroupsEasierBeatsRadioCompeting Author:Sheryl Crow
“I've been studying sexism for many years, and it's much easier to document the existence of sexism than it is to document the existence of interventions that reduce it. It's really hard to find ways to change the way people see people in different groups. It should be our goal, and we're working for that, but it's hard.” PeopleWayShouldYearsDifferentHardGoalExistenceStudyGroupsEasierSexismDocumentsIntervention Author:Amy Cuddy