“My concern about Barack Obama is he ran a campaign in 2008 where he said we're going to bring people together and solve big problems. And he specifically talked about the need to reach across the aisle and deal with issues like the economy, which was obviously the top issue in 2008. It has not happened.” PeopleNeedsSaidProblemBigsTogetherDealsEconomyIssuesHappenedConcernSolveCampaignsBarackRanBig ProblemsAisle Author:Rob Portman
“There are moderates in Israel. There are moderates in Iran, there are moderates in the Republican Party, moderates in the Democratic Party. What we need to do is we need link all of these moderates together and to figure out a way by which this particular coalition can speak to important issues to marginalize the voice of the extremists.” WayNeedsImportantTogetherSpeakVoicePartyIssuesFiguresParticularRepublicanDemocraticIsraelIranLinksRepublican PartyModeratesDemocratic PartyExtremistCoalitionsImportant Issues Author:Feisal Abdul Rauf
“There are some very real areas where working together is critical, whether it's talking about public policy issues, enforcement, or how to work together to facilitate new business opportunities. The RIAA has gotten much more involved in that.” RealTogetherOpportunityTalkingIssuesPolicyInvolvedAreasCriticalWorking TogetherEnforcementPublic PolicyFacilitateNew BusinessBusiness Opportunity Author:Hilary Rosen
“Cyberbullying is an issue that affects all of us and demands that Canadians work together to put an end to it. This national public awareness campaign is an important step in protecting our children online. Along with our government’s introduction of Bill C-13, the Protecting Canadians from Online Crime Act, we are taking clear action to tackle cyberbullying.” ChildrenImportantEndsGovernmentActionTogetherStepsIssuesClearAwarenessCrimeDemandOur ChildrenBillsCampaignsOnlineWorking TogetherIntroduction Author:Peter MacKay
“My message is, is that although some of you didn't agree with the actions we took, now let's work together to rebuild Iraq, rebuild Afghanistan, fight AIDS and hunger, deal with slavery, like sex slavery, and deal with proliferation. Let's work together on big issues.” BigsActionTogetherFightingSexDealsIssuesMessagesAgreeSlaveryHungerIraqAidsWorking TogetherAfghanistanProliferation Author:George W. Bush
“What is a great man who has made his mark upon history? Every time, if we think far enough, he is a man who has looked through the confusion of the moment and has seen the moral issue involved; he is a man who has refused to have his sense of justice distorted; he has listened to his conscience until conscience becomes a trumpet call to like-minded men, so that they gather about him, and together, with mutual purpose and mutual aid, they make a new period in history.” IfsThinkingMenMadeEnoughMomentsTogetherPurposeJusticeMoralHistoryIssuesInvolvedPeriodsConscienceMarkAidsConfusionGreat MenMutualTrumpetsMoral IssuesMutual Aid Author:Jane Addams
“Government and business must come together on the interlinked issues of conservation, economic development and renewable energy. There are literally thousands of businesses, many in the tourism industry, that depend on an intact marine environment for their long-term survival.” LongGovernmentTogetherEnergyTermIssuesEnvironmentEconomicDependsDevelopmentIndustrySurvivalLong TermConservationMarineTourismRenewable EnergyEconomic DevelopmentGovernment And BusinessTourism Industry Author:Richard Branson
“A party should not contain utterly incongruous elements, radically divided on the real issues, and acting together only on false and dead issues insincerely painted as real and vital. It should not in the several States as well as in the Nation be prostituted to the service of the baser type of political boss. It should be so composed that there should be a reasonable agreement in the actions taken by it both in the Nation and in the several States. Judged by these standards, both of the old parties break down.” ShouldWellsRealStatesActionTogetherPoliticalNationsPartyActingBreakIssuesTakenTypeElementsStandardsReasonableAgreementBossDividedJudgedBreaking DownActing Together Author:Theodore Roosevelt
“I can't imagine where I'd be without the opportunities provided to me in sports. Sports taught me that gender isn't an issue; in fact, when people talk about me being the first female governor, I'm a little absent from that discussion, because I've never thought of gender as an issue. In sports, you learn self-discipline, healthy competition, to be gracious in victory and defeat, and the importance of being part of a team and understanding what part you play on that team. You all work together to reach a goal, and I think all of those factors come into play in my role as governor.” PeopleThinkingFirstsLittlesI CanSelfPlayFactsTogetherOpportunitySportsUnderstandingGoalRolesIssuesImagineTeamTaughtVictoryDisciplineHealthyFemaleImportanceCompetitionDefeatGenderFactorsDiscussionWorking TogetherGovernorsSelf DisciplineAbsentGraciousVictory And DefeatHealthy Competition Author:Sarah Palin
“When adults come together to form an intimate relationship, each person releases into it unresolved issues from their trans-generational pool of unconscious fantasies. Partners are often chosen to actualize certain potentialities for each other, and the unborn baby becomes party to their drama.” PersonsTogetherFormCertainPartyFantasyIssuesBabyDramaAdultsPartnersChosenReleaseIntimateUnconsciousPoolTransUnbornIntimate RelationshipsUnborn BabyUnresolved Issues Book:Pregnancy: The Inside Story Source: Pregnancy: The Inside Story
“Climate change, demographics, water, food, energy, global health, women's empowerment - these issues are all intertwined. We cannot look at one strand in isolation. Instead, we must examine how these strands are woven together.” LooksTogetherEnergyWaterIssuesEmpowermentClimateClimate ChangeIsolationWovenDemographicsStrandsIntertwinedGlobal Health Author:Ban Ki-moon
“I'm most enthused by the younger people...and I wouldn't have said that two years ago. I spoke at two college campuses (in Wisconsin) and the students weren't interested. Public Service was a dirty word to them. Now they see it differently. They see you can come together and have a positive impact. I'm encouraged because they now see that we can win on these issues.” PeopleYearsSaidTwoTogetherWinningIssuesStudentsCollegeYears AgoImpactDirtyTwo YearsSpokesPublic ServiceCampusWisconsinPositive ImpactDirty WordsTwo Years AgoCollege Campus Author:Ed Garvey
“When the young Princesses Elizabeth and Margaret were growing up, that was at it's height and the War cemented that with photographs of the Royal Family having breakfast together and so on, by pinning their reputation so firmly on that particular issue.” WarTogetherYoungLiteratureGrowing UpIssuesGrowingParticularPhotographReputationHeightBreakfastPrincessRoyalRoyal Family Author:Anthony Holden
“It's like a cast of actors; you're all working together closely under pressure to produce something everyday. And when we put up an issue, it's like the curtains opening on a new play. I really like that daily sense of surprise.” PlayTogetherActorsLiteratureIssuesProducePressureSurpriseEverydayCastsOpeningWorking TogetherCurtainsUnder Pressure Author:David Talbot
“I was lucky to wander into evolutionary theory, one of the most exciting and important of all scientific fields. I had never heard of it when I started at a rather tender age; I was simply awed by dinosaurs. I thought paleontologists spent their lives digging up bones and putting them together, never venturing beyond the momentous issue of what connects to what. Then I discovered evolutionary theory. Ever since then, the duality of natural history-richness in particularities and potential union in underlying explanation-has propelled me.” ImportantAgeTogetherNaturalIssuesHeardAtheismFieldsTheoryLuckyExcitingUnionsBonesWanderExplanationRichnessDualityDiggingDinosaursNatural History Author:Stephen Jay Gould
“I would have issues with directions songs were taking, but I never heard one of Carlos' [Dangler] basslines and said, "I don't like that, do something else." The same goes for the beat and the guitars. I think that's why we were able to make four albums together.” ThinkingSaidAbleTogetherSongIssuesFourHeardBeatsGuitarAlbums Author:Paul Banks
“In addition to myself and a number of others, President Clinton talked about the deficit and the debt issue. And he pointed out, really, what I pointed out, which is that when he left office, we actually had projected surpluses for a long period of time, because when he put together his economic plan, he did it in a balanced way.” WayLongTogetherLeftPresidentNumbersIssuesPlansEconomicPeriodsOfficeClintonDebtBalancedDeficitSurplusLong Periods Of TimePresident Clinton Author:Chris Van Hollen
“Cooperation will save the future. And America should lead it. Every time humanity has been in danger of extinguishing itself, our consciousness and our conscience have led us to come together. That's the big issue of the 21st century.” ShouldHas BeensBigsTogetherAmericaHumanityConsciousnessIssuesCenturyDangerConscienceCooperation21st Century Author:William J. Clinton
“Obesity is a societal issue. We have to come together with government, business, civil society, and NGOs to create solutions for this.” GovernmentTogetherIssuesSolutionsObesityCivil Society Author:Muhtar Kent
“Concrete, Steel & Paint portrays the core values of restorative justice-respect, responsibility and relationships-expressed through art. it is art that involves victims, offenders and communities in a dialogue that is sometimes difficult and painful, sometimes reconciling, but always engaging. As one prisoner says in the film, 'We have come together collectively through art.' It will be a great discussion tool for college classes, community groups and others interested in issues of justice, community-building, conflict resolution and socially-engaged art.” ArtSometimesTogetherFilmValuesDifficultCommunityJusticeResponsibilityClassIssuesGroupsBuildingCollegeConflictToolsVictimPaintPainfulCoreDialogueDiscussionEngagedResolutionPrisonerConcreteSteelEngagingConflict ResolutionOffendersCore ValuesCommunity BuildingRestorative Justice Author:Howard Zehr
“I want people of faith on my side, not just voting on election day but by hoisting me up by getting down on your knees and lifting me up in prayer. Those who have a different view of things are already organizing...Will you stand in the gap with those of us who believe there's a God, and a God who is strong? We can stand in the gap together and speak about issues we believe in and we will be victorious.” PeopleWantBelieveDifferentTogetherSpeakStrongSidesPrayerViewsIssuesElectionScaryKneesVotingGapsLiftingElection DayDifferent Views Author:Rick Perry
“A lot of those old ideas are dying with the people who created them, and there's this new generation of filmmaker that's saying, "We're in this together, these are issues that we all deal with, let's just present issues to screen without bias and figure out what the audience has to say about them."” PeopleIdeasTogetherDealsAudienceIssuesGenerationsDyingFiguresScreensFilmmakerBiasNew GenerationOld Ideas Author:Nate Parker
“If I owned any of these Hot New Issues that have doubled, tripled, quintupled or umptupled within days and in some cases hours after they were issued, I most certainly would grab my fabulous windfall, thank my lucky stars and invest the money. It's utter nonsense to think any newly issued stock is really worth two, ten or 20 times the [offering] price.... A management so stupid as to sell shares [cheap], and an underwriter so obtuse as not to discern the real value, together would provide reason enough for a sensible man to get rid of his shares.” IfsThinkingMenTwoRealReasonEnoughTogetherValuesStarsHoursCasesIssuesShareStupidLuckyTenHotManagementSellsNonsenseSensibleOfferingFabulousReal ValueLucky Star Author:Malcolm Forbes
“In politics, people throw around the word 'friend' so much it often has little real meaning. This is not one of those times, when I call Jeb Bush my friend, I mean he is someone I like, care for and respect. He and I have worked closely together for many years, on issues big and small. He is a passionate advocate for what he believes, and I welcome him to the race.” PeopleYearsBelieveMeanLittlesRealBigsCareTogetherPoliticsRaceIssuesMy FriendsPassionateWelcome Author:Marco Rubio
“One of the great joys this year and the year before has been how all of the people in this body, men and women, Republicans and Democrats, have worked together so well with our chairman and the chairman of the full committee to address the issues of housing for our soldiers.” PeopleMenYearsWellsHas BeensBodyTogetherJoyIssuesRepublicanMen And WomenDemocratSoldierAddressesCommitteesHousingChairmanGreat Joy Author:Robin Hayes
“I used to do volunteer work in poor areas of Cairo, and people would gather their money together to get a satellite dish. You'd see them huddling around and for the first time seeing issues being debated on TV that had never been talked about before. And that is the biggest promoter of democracy you could possibly have.” PeopleFirstsTogetherUsedPoorDemocracyIssuesSeeingTvsFirst TimeAreasDishesVolunteerSatellitesPromotersCairoVolunteer Work Author:Jehane Noujaim
“The average politician was crooked. That was my ambition, to be a crooked politician. I'd see them in these restaurants, and they'd all hold these conferences. I'd see politicians who were supposed to be on opposite sides of issues all together at one table.” TogetherSidesIssuesPoliticianAmbitionOppositesTablesAverageSupposed To BeRestaurantsConferencesCrookedMy AmbitionCrooked Politicians Author:Jack Kirby
“Scientists and religious leaders, activists and first nation leaders, CEOs of corporations and actors, all of us need to come together right now, because the planet is in a lot of pain. My job doesn’t always feel like an integral part of the change that needs to occur. If I can offer, in my profession, to do things that are going to allow more people to connect with certain issues, then I hope it’s useful.” PeopleIfsNeedsFeelsFirstsI CanPainTogetherJobsCertainActorsNationsReligiousActingLeaderIssuesPlanetsOffersScientistProfessionCorporationsActivistCeoReligious Leaders Author:Ellen Page
“Hope is such a powerful thing. We all have hope for different things, but I think sometimes we need to share our hope with other people. We're sometimes in our own issues, and it isolates us, but when we come together and encourage each other and give a little bit of hope, it can, like it says in the song, go a long way.” PeopleThinkingWayNeedsGivingLittlesLongDifferentSometimesTogetherSongBitsPowerfulIssuesShareLittle BitDifferent ThingsLong WayHaving Hope Author:Natasha Bedingfield
“I think we have to really focus on the issues much more than we may have in the past. I think we have to seek to create coalitional strategies that go beyond racial lines. We need to bring black communities, Chicano communities, Puerto Rican communities, Asian American communities together.” ThinkingNeedsMayTogetherPastBlackCommunityLinesIssuesFocusStrategyAsianAsian AmericanBlack Community Author:Angela Davis
“It's in that tradition that we're here today, and we look to soup because there's no force on the globe that brings people together on a daily basis with the same consistency and manner than the cultivation, preparation and eating of food. Food affords us the opportunity to touch everyone in our community, to address the needs of all groups - food is the intersection of the most pressing issues of our time.” PeopleNeedsLooksTodayTogetherOpportunityForceCommunityIssuesGroupsEatingTraditionBasesPreparationOur TimeAddressesGlobesConsistencySoupOur CommunityCultivationIntersections Author:Sam Kass
“The thing that our system is designed to do is keep us alone and isolated in our little consumer bubble. And the most revolutionary act of all might be finding a community of like-minded people where you can talk about these issues and figure out what to do together.” PeopleLittlesMightTogetherCommunityIssuesFiguresFindingsConsumersRevolutionaryBubblesIsolated Author:Avi Lewis
“One group of scholars or persons, most of them politically motivated, say the Holocaust occurred. Then there is the group of scholars who represent the opposite position and have therefore been imprisoned for the most part. Hence, an impartial group has to come together to investigate and to render an opinion on this very important subject, because the clarification of this issue will contribute to the solution of global problems.” PersonsImportantProblemTogetherOpinionIssuesGroupsSubjectsPositionSolutionsOppositesMotivatedHolocaustScholarClarification Author:Mahmoud Ahmadinejad
“Once you think bigger than yourself then the cause becomes the issue if you think on a higher plain you can come together to work on our problems.” IfsThinkingProblemTogetherCausesIssuesHigherBiggerThink Big Author:Chuck D
“People don't talk like this, theytalklikethis. Syllables, words, sentences run together like a watercolour left in the rain. To understand what anyone is saying to us we must separate these noises into words and the words into sentences so that we might in our turn issue a stream of mixed sounds in response.” PeopleMightRunningTogetherTurnsLeftSoundIssuesRainResponseSentencesNoiseStreamsSyllables Author:Bill Bryson
“I believe in active citizenship, for men and women equally, as a simple matter of right and justice. I believe we will have better government in all of our countries when men and women discuss public issues together and make their decisions on the basis of their different areas of experience and their common concern for the welfare of their families and their world.” MenWorldBelieveDifferentCountryMatterGovernmentTogetherI BelieveJusticeSimpleDecisionCommonIssuesMen And WomenAreasConcernBasesI Believe InActiveOur CountryWelfareCitizenshipActive Citizenship Book:What I Hope to Leave Behind: The Essential Essays of Eleanor Roosevelt Source: What I Hope to Leave Behind: The Essential Essays of Eleanor Roosevelt
“I am also very excited by the way in which we can see Paul wrestling not only with his Jewish world and its scriptures but also, by clear implication, with philosophical and political issues that were 'out there' at the time. The thing is that for Paul this is all part of the same larger, whole vision of God and God's purposes. Watching how everything comes together is an intellectual treat of the first order - as well as a spiritual and practical challenge to me personally and to the church.” WorldWayFirstsWellsWholeTogetherSpiritualPoliticalPurposeOrderChallengesChurchVisionIssuesClearIntellectualTreatsPhilosophicalExcitedScripturePracticalsWrestlingImplicationsPolitical Issues Author:N. T. Wright
“I want to commend the [Federalist] Society for bringing together the best minds from right, left, and center to debate the most pressing legal issues of the day.” WantMindTogetherLeftIssuesDebateFederalist Author:Samuel Alito
“There are so many issues that this country [the U.S.] has, and that the world faces, that it's important that we sit down and recognize our commonality. When we do that, we can actually work together to overcome some of the problems that we have. That, to me, is just a good starting place.” WorldImportantCountryProblemTogetherFacesIssuesOvercomingDown AndStartingWorking TogetherCommonality Author:Paul Blackthorne
“My fine friends who are perfectionists, each in their own world where they are petty dictators, could write a perfect bill. Those of us who have grown up and matured...understand that we have to work together on the big issues.” WorldWritingBigsTogetherPerfectIssuesFineBillsWorking TogetherDictatorPettyPerfectionistMatured Author:Newt Gingrich
“We're always on a tightrope. We're trying to put together people who don't make sense to be together, talking about issues that are sensitive and controversial. We're mixing dangerous chemicals on a nightly basis.” PeopleTryingTogetherTalkingIssuesDangerousDangerBasesMake SenseSensitiveChemicalsControversialMixing Author:Bill Maher