“But there have been many news reports that water-boarding has been used on Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, who is one of the major al Qaeda figures that we have in U.S. custody.” Has BeensUsedWaterFiguresMajorsNewsReportsAlsAl QaedaCustody Author:Jane Mayer
“Virtually every major technological advance in the history of the human species- back to the invention of stone tools and the domestication of fire has been ethically ambiguous. If you want to reason about faith, and offer a reasoned (and reason responsive) defense of faith as an extra category of belief worthy of special consideration, I'm eager to play. I certainly grant the existence of the phenomenon of faith; what I want to see is a reasoned ground for taking faith seriously as a way of getting to the truth , and not, say, just as a way people comfort themselves and each other” PeopleIfsWayWantHumansHas BeensReasonPlayBeliefExistenceFireSpecialComfortOffersMajorsToolsStonesSpeciesWorthyDefenseInventionExtrasConsiderationGrantsPhenomenonCategoriesTechnologicalAmbiguousHuman Species Author:Daniel Dennett
“All 48 of my fights have been hard. None have been easy. All played a major key. It's the 'Mayweather Era.' I feel that every fighter is an artist and they all take pictures their own way. I'm just one of the very best artists.” WayFeelsHas BeensHardArtistFightingEasyKeysMajorsFighterErasJust OneBest ArtistMayweather Author:Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
“In the next economic downturn there will be an outbreak of bitterness and contempt for the supercorporate chieftains who pay themselves millions. In every major economic downturn in US history the villains have been the heroes during the preceding boom.” Has BeensNextPayMillionsEconomicHeroMajorsBitternessContemptVillainUs HistoryOutbreaksDownturnEconomic Downturn Author:Peter Drucker
“Protestants are the more segmented group. Mainline churches - you have problems in the U.S., Europe, the Scottish Church, the Dutch Protestant Church, the state church in Norway. The evangelicals have been pro Israel, but a major effort is to bring them in on the Palestinian side. A huge problem and the problems are rising.” Has BeensStatesProblemSidesChurchEffortGroupsHugeMajorsEuropeIsraelRisingPalestinianProtestantsScottishDutchNorway Author:Manfred Gerstenfeld
“Europe has been in the grip of a very serious economic crisis for few years, so there have been major cuts to anti-terrorist funding, to intelligence funding. So we do not have the manpower to carry on this kind of monitoring.” YearsKindHas BeensCuttingEconomicSeriousMajorsEuropeCrisisTerroristFundingMonitoringEconomic CrisisManpower Author:Loretta Napoleoni
“Whilst acting is my career, architecture is my passion. Selecting this development as my first major construction project has been a simple decision. It will underpin not only my values for environmentally friendly architecture, but also embrace my career in entertainment” FirstsHas BeensValuesPassionSimpleDecisionActingCareersDevelopmentProjectsMajorsEmbraceEntertainmentArchitectureFriendlyConstructionMy PassionEnvironmentally FriendlyConstruction Projects Author:Brad Pitt
“I don't think my style of play is what has prevented me from winning major championships. I think that execution has been more of a factor.” ThinkingHas BeensPlayWinningStyleMajorsFactorsExecutionChampionship Author:Phil Mickelson
“And I think the almost undeviating support by Great Britain for the ill-advised policies of President Bush in Iraq have been a major tragedy for the world.” ThinkingWorldHas BeensPresidentSupportPolicyMajorsTragedyIllIraqBritainPresident BushGreat Britain Author:Jimmy Carter
“The major basis for my opposition to marijuana prohibition has not been how badly it's worked, the fact that it's produced much more harm than good - it has been primarily a moral reason: I don't think the state has any more right to tell me what to put into my mouth than it has to tell me what can come out of my mouth.” ThinkingHas BeensStatesReasonFactsMoralMajorsMouthsBasesHarmOppositionMarijuanaProhibitionMarijuana Prohibition Author:Milton Friedman
“We [Afghanistan] are constantly dealing with situations in which we must ensure that provinces or major cities do not fall into enemy hands. People need to understand that we don't have an air force and the forces that we do have used to get air support from NATO, which is no longer available. Our pilots have done wonders, but they are stretched thin. We are dealing with resources that have been spread thin.” PeopleNeedsHas BeensDoneHandsUsedFallForceCitiesSituationWonderEnemySupportAirMajorsResourcesAvailableSpreadAfghanistanPilotsProvincesNatoAir Force Author:Ashraf Ghani
“I feel very strongly that we need to change the way we do trade because it has been one of the major factors that lead to decline of middle class incomes.” WayNeedsFeelsHas BeensClassMiddleMajorsTradeIncomeFactorsMiddle ClassVery StrongDeclineNeed A Change Author:Charles Schumer
“My father compounded with my mother under the Dragon's tail, and my nativity was under Ursa Major, so that it follows, I am roughand lecherous. Tut, I should have been that I am, had the maidenliest star in the firmament twinkled on my bastardizing.” ShouldHas BeensMotherHumanityFatherStarsMajorsShould HaveDragonsTailsAstrologyShould Have BeenFirmamentNativity Author:William Shakespeare
“I feel a degree of regret that Marshall did not push on and say 'abolish the GLC' because I think it would have been a major saving and would have released massive resources for productive use.” ThinkingFeelsHas BeensUseRegretDegreesMajorsResourcesSavingProductiveMassiveAbolish Author:Ken Livingstone
“Most of my scientific work has been basic research. There were no immediate uses for my discoveries, but today the radioisotopes are the workhorses of nuclear medicine, an isotope of plutonium is a major energy source in the space program, and the element americium is critical to the smoke detectors in every house in the country.” Has BeensCountryUseTodayHouseEnergySpaceSourceElementsMajorsResearchDiscoveryProgramMedicineCriticalNuclearSmokeEnergy SourcesSpace ProgramPlutoniumBasic ResearchIsotopes Author:Glenn T. Seaborg
“I have been to more than 80 countries, and there is not one-not one-that I didn't have women coming up to me sharing stories of overcoming major abuse, a bad marriage turning good, etc.” Has BeensCountryStoriesMajorsOvercomingAbuseEtcBad MarriageSharing Stories Author:Gloria Gaynor
“Well, the good news is that there's quite a lot of cynicism about major labels within radio and the press. I think they have been largely disillusioned by the manner in which the record companies have developed music.” ThinkingWellsHas BeensCompanyRecordsMajorsNewsPressesRadioLabelsCynicismGood NewsRecord CompaniesDisillusioned Author:Mick Hucknall
“We should think about what we mean by literacy. If you say, "He's a very literate person," what you really mean is that he knows a lot, thinks a lot, has a certain frame of mind that comes through reading and knowing about various subjects.The major route open to literacy has been through reading and writing text. But we're seeing new media offer richer ways to explore knowledge and communicate, through sound and pictures.” IfsThinkingKnowsWayShouldWritingMindMeanPersonsHas BeensCertainReadingSoundKnowingSeeingSubjectsMediaOffersMajorsVariousCommunicateRoutesLiteracyReally MeanReading And WritingFrame Of MindNew Media Author:Seymour Papert
“I think the myths are keeping us limited to, and tied to, what I would call the hyper-masculine tradition. All the major religions in the world have been founded by men and propagated by men.” ThinkingMenWorldHas BeensMajorsTraditionMythTiedMasculineHyper Author:Arjuna Ardagh
“There were statistically more women than men on the planet. Why should every major religion have been founded by men and propagated by men?” MenShouldHas BeensPlanetsMajors Author:Arjuna Ardagh
“Why have we had such a decline in moral climate? I submit to you that a major factor has been a change in the philosophy which has been dominant, a change from belief in individual responsibility to belief in social responsibility. If you adopt the view that a man is not responsible for his own behavior, that somehow society is responsible, why should he seek to make his behavior good?” IfsMenShouldHas BeensPhilosophyIndividualBeliefSocialViewsResponsibilityMoralBehaviorMajorsResponsibleClimateFactorsDeclineSubmitDominantSocial ResponsibilityIndividual Responsibility Book:Bright Promises, Dismal Performance: An Economist's Protest Source: Bright Promises, Dismal Performance: An Economist's Protest
“In every major war we have fought in the 19th and 20th centuries. Americans have been asked to pay higher taxes - and nonessential programs have been cut - to support the military effort. Yet during this Iraq war, taxes have been lowered and domestic spending has climbed. In contrast to World War I, World War II, the Korean War and Vietnam, for most Americans this conflict has entailed no economic sacrifice. The only people really sacrificing for this war are the troops and their families.” PeopleWorldHas BeensWarEffortPaySupportCuttingSacrificeEconomicCenturyMilitaryHigherConflictTaxesMajorsProgramIraqSpendingWar Of The WorldsVietnamWorld War IiContrastWorld War ITroops20th CenturyKoreanIraq WarKorean War Author:Robert Hormats
“I can say now is that sneaking up on people is a major delight in my old age, but it always has been. A desire, even a need, to shock.” PeopleNeedsHas BeensI CanAgeDesireMajorsDelightOld AgeShockSneaking Up Author:Patricia McConnell
“Frank [Zappa] said he probably would have been a major criminal, given his brain power and his attention to detail, had he not been a composer. But being a composer is not something you can't help.” Has BeensSaidHelpingGivenAttentionBrainMajorsDetailsCriminalsComposerFrankAttention To DetailBrain PowerZappa Author:Gail Zappa
“When I was going to college, there were probably four colleges in the nation that offered a major in meteorology. I wasn't fortunate enough to be in a part of the country where that was readily accessible. I have been doing weather since I graduated from college. I feel solid about what I'm doing.” FeelsHas BeensCountryEnoughNationsFourCollegeMajorsWeatherFortunateGoing To CollegeMeteorology Author:Sam Champion
“Cancer vaccines are in the future. And they could be very effective. Checkpoint blockade, which is acting your immune system to recognize those cancer cells and kill them is another very promising approach and there have been some checkpoint blockade drugs out in the market now that will release the brake on T lymphocytes, the T lymphocyte is your major killer of tumor cells.” Has BeensActingDrugApproachMajorsCancerReleaseCellsKillersImmuneVaccinesImmune SystemBrakeTumorsBlockadesCheckpoints Author:Laurie Glimcher
“The reality is that we have one of lowest voter turnouts of any major country on earth because so many people have given up on the political process. The reality is that there has been trillions of dollars of wealth going from the middle class in the last 30 years to the top 1/10th of 1 percent.” PeopleYearsHas BeensCountryRealityEarthLastsPoliticalGivenProcessWealthClassMiddleMajorsPercentDollarsMiddle ClassVotersLowestGiven UpVoter Turnout Author:Bernie Sanders
“The intelligence community, in particular the FBI, have been sounding alarms about this for more than a year. So to argue that suddenly we have to do this because of the San Bernardino case doesn't really pass the straight-face test. I mean, they've been talking about this. And to say, well, it will only apply to this case, that just - that doesn't wash. This is a major piece of public policy.” YearsWellsMeanHas BeensFacesCommunityTalkingCasesPiecesPolicyParticularMajorsTestsArguingAlarmsFbiPublic PolicyIntelligence CommunityStraight Face Author:Angus King
“In my own work, I'd say I'm a classicist, but I look everywhere for my solutions. I don't study the toilet-living habits of my clients, although that's a popular approach. First, I think of every building in history that has been similar in purpose. Then I think of the functional program - that's a major part of the study.” ThinkingFirstsLooksHas BeensPurposeMy OwnStudyBuildingHabitApproachMajorsSolutionsProgramClientsToiletsClassicists Author:Philip Johnson
“Italy spills over to everything. Italy is a huge banking system. It has been the major banking system in Eastern Europe. It's worked with Austria's banking system. There's all sorts of interplays there. So it's not the PIIGS one should worry about. Germany hasn't even begun falling yet. And when Germany falls, and it will, that's when the panic begins to set in.” ShouldHas BeensFallWorryHugeMajorsEuropeGermanyPanicEasternBankingSpillsEastern EuropeBanking SystemAustria Author:George Friedman
“Democratic Party elites have been caught red-handed, sabotaging a grassroots campaign that tried to bring huge numbers of young people, independents and non-voters into their party. Instead, they have shown exactly why America needs a new major party, a truly democratic party for the people.” PeopleNeedsHas BeensAmericaYoungPartyNumbersHugeMajorsRedDemocraticCaughtCampaignsVotersElitesDemocratic PartyGrassrootsHuge Numbers Author:Jill Stein
“All of the major accomplishments that I have made in my career have been in many instances against the odds.” Has BeensMadeCareersMajorsInstanceAccomplishmentOddsAgainst The Odds Author:Herman Cain
“We've actually seen Black man murders [in] many a major city in the United States - New York City, St. Louis, Missouri, from Cleveland to Baltimore. It was those sorts of incidents that were very much prevalent in the forefront of that jury's conscience that allowed them to believe that this man [O.J. Simpson] could have been set up.” MenBelieveHas BeensStatesBlackUnitedCitiesUnited StatesNew YorkMajorsConscienceMurderNew York CityCould Have BeenIncidentsJuryBaltimoreClevelandMissouri Author:Sterling K. Brown
“It has been known for some time that a major nuclear war might lead to nuclear winter that would destroy the attacker as well as the target. And threats are now mounting, particularly at the Russian border, confirming the prediction of George Kennan and other prominent figures that NATO expansion, particularly the way it was undertaken, would prove to be a "tragic mistake," a "policy error of historic proportions."” WayWellsHas BeensWarMightMistakeKnownFiguresPolicyProveMajorsThreatErrorsWinterNuclearBordersProportionTragicTargetExpansionPredictionsHistoricNatoNuclear WarProminentNuclear Winter Author:Noam Chomsky
“Especially as an artist who has been signed to one of the majors throughout my last ten years, you don't always get to write your own music.” WritingYearsHas BeensLastsArtistTenMajorsWrite Your Own Author:Kreesha Turner
“I think there is a major difference between actors and actresses. All of the men I've worked with have been really difficult, whereas the women have always been extremely cooperative. I began thinking about that, and I think it comes down to a question of comfort with vanity.” ThinkingMenHas BeensActorsDifficultDifferencesHe ManComfortMajorsActressesVanityCooperativesActors And Actresses Author:Michelle Pfeiffer
“Hillary Clinton, herself, in a leaked State Department email identified the Saudis as still the major funder of Sunni jihad around the world. And we would basically say to our allies that we will no longer support such policies which we, ourselves, have been a party to and that we would put a freeze on the bank accounts of countries that continue to fund jihadi terrorism.” WorldHas BeensStillsCountryStatesPartySupportPolicyMajorsAccountsClintonTerrorismAround The WorldDepartmentFundAlliesEmailFreezeSaudisJihadBank Accounts Author:Jill Stein
“The Democrats have been there for working people in our country. That's who we are, trickle-down vs. middle-class economics. That's the major difference between the parties.” PeopleHas BeensCountryDifferencesPartyClassMiddleMajorsEconomicsDemocratOur CountryWho We AreMiddle ClassTrickle Down Author:Nancy Pelosi
“Haiti, which has been the main target of US intervention throughout the 20th century, is the poorest. And Guatemala, which is maybe the third major target of US intervention, probably ranks third poorest.” Has BeensCenturyMajorsThirdsTarget20th CenturyInterventionPoorestHaitiGuatemala Author:Noam Chomsky
“Disturbingly, the First Amendment, along with the Fourth Amendment - protecting against unreasonable searches and seizures, and requiring warrants - have been the major casualties of the shift in government policy in the last two decades. Unfortunately, I think that the biggest consequences of this tragedy won't be clear until it is far, far too late.” ThinkingFirstsHas BeensTwoGovernmentLastsClearPolicyLateMajorsConsequenceTragedyDecadesToo LateAmendmentsFourthFirst AmendmentUnreasonableCasualtiesWarrantsSeizuresGovernment PolicyFourth AmendmentUnreasonable SearchesUnreasonable Search And Seizures Author:Chelsea Manning
“In America, one of our two major parties is dominated by extremists dedicated to destroying the social contract, and the other party has been so enfeebled by two decades of collaboration with the donor class it can offer only feeble resistance to the forces that are devastating everyday people.” PeopleHas BeensTwoAmericaForceSocialPartyClassOffersMajorsEverydayDecadesResistanceContractsCollaborationDestroyingDedicatedExtremistDonorsSocial Contract Author:Bill Moyers
“In the past decade, there have been a lot of friends or directors, either gossiping or telling me directly, "What you're doing now is the right thing, your main concern should be taking care of yourself, and not doing action at your age." Well, after first feeling angry, I'd think, to be honest, I really am older. So I thought, all right, but before I retire I'd like to make one last major action film, one good one.” ThinkingShouldFirstsWellsHas BeensFeelingsCareAgeActionLastsPastFilmHonestDirectorsMajorsConcernAngryDecadesBeing HonestRight ThingRetiringTake Care Of YourselfLots Of FriendsAction FilmsFeeling Angry Author:Jackie Chan
“One of the main aims of Sharon is to prevent a Palestinian state - a real, viable, sovereign, free Palestinian state. It has been the major task of his life for the last forty years. What Sharon wants to do is "shorten the lines," in military slang. He wants to give up some positions which are untenable, or which cost too much to keep, and to withdraw to where he wants Israel to be.” WantGivingYearsHas BeensRealStatesLastsLinesToo MuchMilitaryPositionCostGiving UpMajorsTasksAimIsraelFortyPalestinianSovereignSlangSharon Author:Uri Avnery
“Frank Sinatra turns 100 this year and his music has been a major player in the soundtrack of my life. So it's only right that I return the favor and pay it forward.” YearsHas BeensTurnsPayPlayerReturnMajorsFavorsFrankSoundtracksPay It Forward Author:Brendon Urie
“It just amazed me that so many people came to see my show even to a place that I've never been to. I was independent for a long time and I knew every person who I sold my CD to. But now with a major record contract, you don't get to meet every person who buys your CD. It's a new feeling, and it's very inspiring that they have been waiting for me to come to their town and sing.” PeoplePersonsLongHas BeensShowsFeelingsWaitingRecordsMajorsLong TimeTownsIndependentContractsAmazedCdsVery InspiringNew Feelings Author:Angela Aki
“The major organizing centers, like the labor movement, have been severely weakened in the United States by policy.” Has BeensStatesUnitedUnited StatesPolicyMovementMajorsLaborLabor Movement Author:Noam Chomsky
“Every book that comes out, every article that comes out, talks about how - while it may have been a "mistake" or an "unwise effort" - the United States was defending South Vietnam from North Vietnamese aggression. And they portray those who opposed the war as apologists for North Vietnam. That's standard to say. The purpose is obvious: to obscure the fact that the United States did attack South Vietnam and the major war was fought against South Vietnam.” MayHas BeensBookWarStatesFactsPurposeUnitedEffortMistakeUnited StatesMajorsStandardsSouthObviousArticlesVietnamAggressionObscureUnwiseVietnamese Author:Noam Chomsky
“By accident of geography, the world's major oil resources are in Shi'ite-dominated areas. Iran's oil is concentrated right near the gulf, which happens to be an Arab area, not Persian. Khuzestan is Arab, has been loyal to Iran, fought with Iran not Iraq during the Iran-Iraq war. This is a potential source of dissension. I would be amazed if there isn't an attempt going on to stir up secessionist elements in Khuzestan.” IfsWorldHas BeensWarHappensWould BeSourceElementsMajorsResourcesAreasIraqOilAccidentsIranLoyalAmazedGeographyIraq WarPersianDissension Author:Noam Chomsky
“I am always a little skeptical on the water thing because I have been hearing that for 30 years, but one year it's going to be true. With the rising populations, Yemen could be the first country in the world, or Sana'a the first major city in the world, to run out of water, that's from Yemeni hydrological engineers and the United Nations. Sooner or later, all of these people, from 7 to 9 billion, all of them want to live like America, will be consuming so much more water that some of the societies will hit a wall without more sustainable environmental practices.” PeopleWorldWantYearsFirstsLittlesHas BeensCountryRunningAmericaNationsWaterUnitedCitiesPracticeWallMajorsEnvironmentalPopulationHearingBillionsBeing TrueRisingEngineersSooner Or LaterUnited NationsSkepticalConsumingCities In The WorldYemenSana Author:Thomas Friedman
“There is no doubt that the Fed's large-scale asset purchases have caused major increases in a number of asset prices in the economy. This is especially true of mortgage backed securities and corporate bonds, and quite possibly of equities as well. For those people and institutions holding those things, the run up in prices has been a wealth bonanza.” PeopleWellsHas BeensRunningWealthNumbersEconomyDoubtSecurityMajorsIncreaseInstitutionsScalesCorporateNo DoubtFedsAssetsEquityMortgageLarge ScaleCorporate Bond Author:Gerald Epstein