“I think everyone's dream is to be an actress, but I never really thought it was going to happen. Now that it's happening, it's incredible. I do a lot of other things, too. I'm not stuck in this little world. I'm aware that we're in the middle of an economic crisis in the U.S. There's a lot going on in the world, and I'm really happy and excited about what I have and I don't take it for granted. I'm pretty lucky.” ThinkingWorldLittlesDreamHappensEconomicMiddleLuckyHappeningsCrisisIncrediblesExcitedActressesStuckGrantedReally HappyEconomic Crisis Author:Nina Dobrev
“There are going to be a lot of questions, not just in my country, but across the Middle East. Is Israel going to continue to be "Fortress Israel"? Or, as we all hope, become accepted into the neighborhood, which I believe is the only way we can move forward in harmony. And no matter what's happening in the Middle East - the Arab Spring, et cetera, the economic challenges, high rates of unemployment - the emotional, critical issue is always the Israeli-Palestinian one.” WayBelieveCountryMatterMovingI BelieveChallengesIssuesEconomicMiddleEmotionalSpringHappeningsHarmonyNo Matter WhatRateIsraelCriticalEastAcceptedMoving ForwardNeighborhoodMiddle EastPalestinianUnemploymentIsraeliFortressesArab Spring Author:Abdallah II
“Many people are coming to this country for economic reasons. They're coming here to work. If you can make 50 cents in the heart of Mexico, for example, or make $5 here in America, $5.15, you're going to come here if you're worth your salt, if you want to put food on the table for your families. And that's what's happening.” PeopleIfsWantHeartCountryReasonAmericaEconomicExampleHappeningsTablesOur FamilyMexicoSaltCents Author:George W. Bush
“There is no economic policy. That's really important to say. The general modus operandi of the Bushies is that they don't make policies to deal with problems. They use problems to justify things they wanted to do anyway. So there is no policy to deal with the lack of jobs. There really isn't even a policy to deal with terrorism. It's all about how can we spin what's happening out there to do what we want to do.” WantImportantUseProblemWantedJobsDealsEconomicPolicyHappeningsTerrorismJustifyEconomic PolicyModus Operandi Author:Paul Krugman
“I went to a school that was founded on a lot of very radical ideals of how education should be changed. But what's happening to schools like that sort of all over the country is in economic pressure they're becoming more and more preparatory because that's what people will really pay the money for private schooling for now.” PeopleShouldCountrySchoolPayEconomicChangedBecomingHappeningsIdealsPressureRadicalSchoolingBecoming MorePrivate School Author:Ezra Miller
“I am convinced that all this poverty in Mexico and in Latin America, like it's happening in China is the opportunity to grow. It's an opportunity for investment; it's an economic activity and to take out poverty is the best investment any person or a person can do in any place.” PersonsAmericaOpportunityGrowsCan DoPovertyEconomicActivityHappeningsInvestmentChinaConvincedLatinMexicoLatin AmericaBest Investment Author:Carlos Slim
“I think that the movement against the World Bank, against the globalization process that is happening, is very positive. We need a globalization, a globalization of people who are committed to social justice, to economic justice. We need a globalization of people who are committed to saving this earth, to making sure that the water is drinkable, that the air is breathable.” PeopleThinkingWorldNeedsEarthSocialProcessWaterJusticeAirEconomicMovementHappeningsSocial JusticeCommittedSavingGlobalizationVery PositiveEconomic JusticeWorld Bank Author:Assata Shakur
“My advice to the 10 year old daughter is: fashion happens in a context. It's societal, it's cultural, it's historic, it's economic, and it's political. So all of her studies, everything that is happening in the world, all needs to be channeled through her in order to be a good designer.” WorldNeedsYearsHappensPoliticalOrderStudyEconomicAdviceFashionHappeningsDaughterDesignerHistoricGood Design Author:Tim Gunn
“The problems that we are facing are multiplying on the planet - economic, environmental, social, political upheaval, the list goes on. It's a time of change and transition and, as I see it, we are entering a new state of consciousness. It's a transition between one state of consciousness and another. It's an evolutionary leap that is happening.” StatesProblemPoliticalSocialConsciousnessEconomicPlanetsGoes OnHappeningsEnvironmentalListsLeapTransitionEnteringStates Of ConsciousnessUpheavalMultiplying Author:Eckhart Tolle
“You can see signs of a roaring economy. You can sense economic growth. You know it's happening. You're part of it. It is affecting you. Seventy-five percent of Americans think the government is corrupt.” ThinkingKnowsGovernmentGrowthEconomyFiveEconomicHappeningsPercentSeventiesEconomic GrowthRoaring Author:Rush Limbaugh
“Nothing about economic growth in the United States over the course of the past 40, 50 years, during which time this has been continually happening, would indicate that we are being harmed in an overall sense by this.” YearsHas BeensStatesPastCoursesGrowthUnitedUnited StatesEconomicHappeningsEconomic Growth Author:P. J. O'Rourke
“You have two things happening: You have the cultural and economic reality of men falling apart and traditional masculinity falling apart.” MenTwoRealityFallEconomicHappeningsThings HappenTraditionalTwo ThingsMasculinityFalling Apart Author:Stephen Marche
“Let's take Southeast Asia. The last 20, 30 years has been what's called the "Asian Miracle" - fast economic growth, industrial society. It's happening all over, with one exception, which one? The Philippines is the one that can't grow, which the US has been running for 100 years. Is there a correlation? Have you read about it? It comes to mind, at least.” YearsMindHas BeensRunningLastsGrowsGrowthEconomicHappeningsMiracleExceptionAsiaAsianEconomic GrowthPhilippinesCorrelationSoutheast Asia Author:Noam Chomsky
“Germany has become the economic heart of Europe because our leaders are weak. But Germany should never forget that France is Europe's political heart. What is happening here today foreshadows what will happen in the rest of Europe in the coming years: the great return of the nation-state, which they wanted to obliterate.” ShouldYearsHeartStatesHappensTodayWantedPoliticalNationsForgetLeaderEconomicReturnHappeningsEuropeWeakFranceGermanyNever Forget Author:Marine Le Pen
“So, in Europe, they're cutting people's retirement and health benefits. And that's what we want to avoid from happening. They're raising taxes, entering a recession. That's the kind of economic program that President Obama has put in place.” PeopleWantKindPresidentCuttingEconomicTaxesBenefitsHappeningsEuropeProgramRetirementPresident ObamaEnteringRecessionsHealth BenefitsRaising Taxes Author:Paul Ryan