“George Jones was a big, huge name in our household. George Jones-he is considered country, but in every genre he is known. Everybody knows George Jones. But George has such a unique voice. And he made such timeless songs, like "Color of the Blues", just real hard-core country stuff.” KnowsMadeRealCountryHardBigsSongNamesStuffVoiceKnownColorHugeUniqueCoreGenreHouseholdTimelessHard CoreGeorge JonesUnique Voices Author:Patty Loveless
“We live in a country [USA] where the belief is that anyone can succeed, but for so many here, and for the majority of the world, that's not the case. In many parts of the world, women and poor people are at a huge disadvantage - certain rights and protections don't exist, and they don't have the chance of upward mobility.” PeopleWorldCountryCertainBeliefChancePoorCasesRightsHugeSucceedMajorityProtectionUsaPoor PeopleDisadvantagesMobilityUpward Mobility Author:Joy Bryant
“We need election reform because our elections are being stolen. And these huge powerful voting machine vending companies have privatized the election process in our country.” NeedsCountryProcessPowerfulCompanyHugeMachinesElectionOur CountryReformVotingStolenElection Process Author:Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
“One of the factors a country's economy depends on is human capital. If you don't provide women with adequate access to healthcare, education and employment, you lose at least half of your potential. So, gender equality and women's empowerment bring huge economic benefits.” IfsHumansCountryLosesHalfEconomyEconomicHugeDependsBenefitsEmpowermentGenderAccessFactorsEmploymentHealthcareAdequateGender EqualityEconomic EqualityEconomic Empowerment Author:Michelle Bachelet
“The United States in many ways resembles a Third World country - far more elevated, but it has many of those structural characteristics: the extreme inequality of wealth, the deterioration of infrastructure because it only serves poor people, predatory operations, huge corruption, and so on.” PeopleWorldWayCountryStatesWealthPoorUnitedUnited StatesHugeThirdsCorruptionExtremesInequalityOperationsCharacteristicsPoor PeopleInfrastructureThird WorldDeteriorationPredatoryThird World Countries Author:Noam Chomsky
“Iran is a huge country and much, much more sophisticated than most people imagine... It certainly has the potential to be at least the way Turkey is to most Americans.” PeopleWayCountryImagineHugeIranSophisticatedTurkeys Author:Hooman Majd
“I don't see a huge difference between the African condition and the black American condition. The only real difference is that black Americans live in the richest country on Earth surrounded by a majority white population and are almost entirely disconnected from their original culture and their God-given identity.” RealCountryEarthCultureGivenBlackDifferencesWhiteConditionsIdentityHugeOriginalsMajorityPopulationDisconnected Author:Kola Boof
“Education is huge for me. I went to public school until I turned thirteen, and was lucky enough to afford college once I became successful as an actress. I cannot believe that quality education costs as much as it does in this country. Ghetto Film School is a remarkable public high school in New York City where students get to learn to express themselves through filmmaking, and have hands-on access to equipment.” BelieveDoeCountryEnoughHandsSchoolFilmCitiesQualitySuccessfulNew YorkStudentsCollegeHugeCostLuckyHigh SchoolActressesAccessRemarkableNew York CityFilmmakingEquipmentPublic SchoolGhettoThirteenFilm SchoolQuality Education Author:Julia Stiles
“There is a reason why these people [from Wall Street] are putting huge amounts of money into our political system. And in my view, it is undermining American democracy and it is allowing Congress to represent wealthy campaign contributors and not the working families of this country.” PeopleCountryReasonPoliticalViewsDemocracyStreetsHugeWallAmountCongressCampaignsReason WhyWealthyAllowingPolitical SystemsUnderminingContributorsAmerican Democracy Author:Bernie Sanders
“I mean, on virtually every major issue before this country that is the natural purview of the federal government, it's important to have some specificity about what you're going to do if you want to be the president. And so I agree that, up until this point, it hasn't been a huge factor.” IfsWantMeanImportantCountryGovernmentPresidentNaturalIssuesHugeMajorsAgreeFactorsFederal GovernmentSpecificity Author:Marco Rubio
“The war in Yemen is not a war that we wanted. We had no other option - there was a radical militia allied with Iran and Hezbollah that took over the country. It was in possession of heavy weapons, ballistic missiles and even an air force. Should we stand by idly while this happens at our doorstep, in one of the countries in which al-Qaida has a huge presence? So we responded, as part of a coalition, at the request of the legitimate government of Yemen, and we stepped in to support them.” ShouldWarCountryGovernmentHappensWantedForceSupportAirHugeWeaponsPossessionHeavyRadicalIranAlsRequestMissilesCoalitionsAir ForceMilitiaDoorstepHezbollahYemenLegitimate Government Author:Adel al-Jubeir
“It's not just other countries in Europe having a say over what we do. It's unelected bureaucrats in Brussels on sort of six-figure, huge salaries telling us how we run our country despite having never stood for an election themselves.” CountryRunningFiguresHugeSixEuropeElectionDespiteOur CountryOther CountriesSalaryBureaucratsBrussels Author:David Cameron
“Part of the concept of the euro zone was to establish a common market. The banks were going to bank across all their countries like we bank across states. But that concept got killed for a whole bunch of reasons that I won't get into. That was a good concept, by the way. It may yet return, because there are huge economies of scale in banking. That's another thing people don't quite get.” PeopleWayMayCountryStatesReasonWholeCommonEconomyHugeReturnConceptsScalesBunchZoneBankingEuro Author:Jamie Dimon
“But in general, as countries get wealthier, there's going to be more savings, which means you're going to have intermediation. So part of it is just the huge growth in wealth, and part of it was globalization - these companies, these clients getting much bigger and much more global.” MeanCountryGrowthWealthCompanyHugeBiggerSavingClientsGlobalizationSavings Author:Jamie Dimon
“I think in some parts of our English history we've had huge amounts of almost too much great comedy. You kind of wonder how so much great work could come out of one country.” ThinkingKindCountryWonderComedyToo MuchHugeAmountGreat WorkEnglish HistoryGreat Comedy Author:Kate Bush
“Sanaz Minaei [business woman] shows a visitor a cooking class at one of her several companies and says the opportunities for Iran are huge if only the country can rejoin the global economy as promised.” IfsCountryShowsOpportunityCompanyClassEconomyHugeCookingIranVisitorsGlobal EconomyBusiness WomanCooking Classes Author:Lourdes Garcia-Navarro
“I hope that people will be held accountable, even if accountability just means naming it and letting the citizens of the country know where you're at. I think that has a huge impact on the way people think.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsWayMeanCountryHugeCitizensImpactAccountability Author:Christy Clark
“I do think that our culture or our psyche as a country I guess, the world or whatever, we're due for a huge event. We're due for a little bit of a revolution or a spotlight or a movement. Something that feels large, something that feels like the 60s. Some sort of unification.” ThinkingWorldFeelsLittlesCountryCultureBitsEventsMovementHugeRevolutionLittle BitDuesSpotlightUnification Author:Justin Vernon
“There are scarcities in drinking water when you pollute the groundwater with nitrates. There is a scarcity in diversity when you create huge cornfields with the same strain of corn so that when one disease strikes - which happened in the United States in the 70s - all the cornfields in the country are wiped out. That was the first time the U.S. realized the value of diversity in agriculture and began to discuss genetic resources and their conservation.” FirstsCountryStatesValuesWaterUnitedUnited StatesHappenedHugeDiseaseDiversityResourcesFirst TimeDrinkingStrikesAgricultureConservationStrainCornScarcityDrinking WaterGroundwater Author:Vandana Shiva
“There are huge challenges ahead for this country but also huge opportunities. We can make this country stronger and fairer.” CountryOpportunityChallengesHugeStronger Author:Michael Gove
“As an anti-hunger advocate and longtime member of the Entertainment Council for Feeding America, I have become more and more aware of the issues surrounding hunger in our country, a country where 68% of adults above the age of 20 are overweight or obese. What a staggering thought, when 1 in 6 adults don't have enough food to eat on a regular basis. Good, healthy meal choices play a huge part of controlling weight and other health related issues.” CountryEnoughPlayAgeAmericaChoicesIssuesHugeHealthyMembersAdultsWeightBasesHungerEntertainmentOur CountryRelatedMealsFeedingCouncilGood HealthOverweightStaggeringObeseAge Of 20Health Related Author:Samantha Harris