“Almost 30 years before Rwanda, before Darfur, more than 2 million people - mothers, children, babies, civilians - lost their lives as a result of the blatantly callous and unnecessary policies enacted by the leaders of the federal government of Nigeria. It's this charge that's dominated the book's Nigerian press, so far as I can see, the accusation, on the one hand, that Awolowo hatched "a diabolical policy to reduce the numbers of his enemies significantly through starvation - eliminating over two million people, mainly members of future generations.” PeopleYearsChildrenI CanTwoBookHandsGovernmentMotherLostResultsNumbersLeaderEnemyMillionsGenerationsPolicyBabyMembersPressesUnnecessaryFederal GovernmentFuture GenerationCiviliansStarvationNigeriaAccusationEliminatingRwandaDiabolicalCallousMother ChildDarfur Author:Chinua Achebe
“Running a multi-million dollar business can be frustrating at times, especially when someone does something I am not happy with. It might not even be their fault, but it is human nature to reach in an angry or heated way. However, I have learned an important and effective lesson. Rather than complain to my member of staff about their actions, I search my memory bank for things I find wonderful about them. This changes the energy around the issue instantly. People tend to live up to what you expect of them.” PeopleWayHumansDoeImportantMightRunningActionEnergyMemoriesMillionsIssuesWonderfulHuman NatureLessonsMembersAngryDollarsFaultsComplainingI Have LearnedStaffFrustratingMillion DollarsNot Happy Author:Vishen Lakhiani
“Millions of Americans own dogs, because they are good-natured, simple, and easily amused. I am referring here to the Americans. The dogs are not exactly Mensa members either, but they definitely make better pets than tropical fish.” SimpleMillionsSeaDogMembersRiversFishesBoatPetLakesFishingAmusedReferringTropical Author:Dave Barry
“In Stalin's Russia racial persecution was often disguised as class warfare. More than 1.5 million members of ethnic minorities died as a result of forced resettlement.” ResultsClassHistoryMillionsMembersDiedRussiaMinoritiesWarfarePersecutionClass Warfare Author:Niall Ferguson
“Whatever way you put it, I am here only because my world is here. When I took my first breath, my world was born with me. When I die, my world dies with me. In other words, I wasn't born into a world that was already here before me, nor do I live simply as one individual among millions of other individuals, nor do I leave everything behind to live on after me. People live thinking of themselves as members of a group or society. However, this isn't really true. Actually, I bring my own world into existence, live it out, and take it with me when I die.” PeopleThinkingWorldWayFirstsDiesIndividualBornMy OwnBehindsExistenceMillionsGroupsMembersBreathsReally TrueLive SimplyMy Own World Book:Opening the Hand of Thought: Approach to Zen Source: Opening the Hand of Thought: Approach to Zen
“Millions of Americans are struggling to pay their mortgages. They have a right to know whether members of Congress receive sweetheart deals in order to pay for theirs.” KnowsOrderDealsPayMillionsStruggleMembersCongressMortgageSweetheart Author:Jeb Hensarling
“We've always believed that popular culture and populist politics go hand in hand. It's an honor to be working with so many respected and influential artists, and we're indebted to them for having the courage to speak out at a time when our country so desperately needs change. For our 2.5 million members and far beyond, the Vote for Change tour will have a seismic cultural impact.” NeedsCountryHandsArtistCultureSpeakMillionsHonorMembersVoteImpactOur CountryAlways BelieveInfluentialHand In HandSpeaks OutNeed A ChangePopular CulturePopulistIndebted Author:Eli Pariser
“I think that our reliance on dynasty is part of the problem here, because dynasty is inherently undemocratic. It's a very entitled thing to suggest that only one member of one family can save a country of 180 million people. It has to be about people who live in constituencies coming forward to represent them, not the sort of parachuted, elite class that comes in, wins elections and then leaves.” PeopleThinkingCountryProblemWinningClassMillionsMembersElectionElitesEntitledRelianceDynasty Author:Fatima Bhutto
“The president receives an inspector general's report that the Office of Personnel Management could be hacked into; they had antiquated firewalls; 23 million files have been - are in the hands of the Chinese allegedly, including, by the way, members of the press, it turns out, last week. Maybe that's the only part that's good news, so that you guys can get a feel for what it's like now to see this type of attack.” WayFeelsHas BeensHandsLastsGuyTurnsPresidentMillionsWeekTypeMembersOfficeNewsManagementPressesIncludingChineseReportsGood NewsFilesPersonnelHackedInspectors Author:Jeb Bush
“Just look at that Forbes 400. Takes a billion three to get on the Forbes 400 this year. And the aggregate wealth is just staggering. And those people are paying less percentage of their total income to the federal government than their receptionists are. [...] I'll bet a million dollars against any member of the Forbes 400 who challenges - me that the average for the Forbes 400 will be less than the average of their receptionists.” PeopleYearsLooksGovernmentThreeChallengesWealthMillionsMembersDollarsAverageBillionsIncomeFederal GovernmentPercentagesMillion DollarsStaggeringForbesReceptionists Author:Warren Buffett
“Note to our readers - Donald Trump is a serial liar, rampant xenophobe, racist, misogynist, birther and bully who was repeatedly pledged to ban all Muslims - 1.6 million members of an entire religion - from entering the U.S.” MillionsTrumpReaderMembersNotesRacistLiarsEnteringBullyBansSerials Author:Ryan Grim
“The most significant impact is what it does in terms of the integrity of the legislative process and the executive process, as opposed to what it does for campaigns. But to remove this unheard of process in the 1990s, where members of Congress are being pushed and shoved every Tuesday to ask for $100,000, $500,000, a million dollars from corporations, unions, and individuals, this was never allowed in American history.” DoeAsksIndividualProcessTermMillionsIntegrityMembersImpactDollarsUnionsCongressCampaignsSignificantCorporationsRemoveExecutivesAmerican HistoryMillion DollarsTuesdayUnheardLegislative Process Author:Russ Feingold
“There are challenges in life, and it was a great challenge to have [became a member of Judas Preist]. The situation I was getting into, I knew what it stood for to me and to millions of people around the world. You get an opportunity like that, a chance to audition, you've got to do it. It worked out.” PeopleWorldOpportunityChallengesChanceSituationMillionsMembersAround The WorldAuditionsJudasLife Challenges Author:Richie Faulkner
“I mean, all of these things that [Bashar Assad] has done, there's no way even if President Obama wanted to just play along that you could actually achieve peace, because there are 65 million Sunni in between Baghdad and the border of Turkey, Syria, and Iraq, who will never, ever again accept Assad as a member - as a legitimate leader.” IfsWayMeanDonePlayWantedPresidentLeaderAcceptingMillionsAchieveMembersIraqBordersPresident ObamaSyriaTurkeysBaghdadAssad Author:John F. Kerry
“The ability to double our biomass - not by waiting several million years and growing to be the size of an elephant - but waiting a few hundred thousand years for neurons to sprout into our brains - ones capable of having us create emotional relationships with other members of our species. We thereby double our biomass not by getting bigger, but by creating an ally.” YearsWaitingAbilityBrainMillionsGrowingEmotionalThousandMembersCreatingCapableHundredBiggerSpeciesSizeAlliesThousand YearsElephantsNeuronsSproutsRelationships With OthersBiomassEmotional Relationship Author:John Medina
“I think that the risk to all the progress we've made was at stake in the election because not just the president-elect but a lot of members of Congress, including now the Speaker of the House and the Senate majority leader, have said that their principal agenda was to undo a lot of this progress. But as I've been talking about over the last several days when it comes to health care, the gains that we've made are there. Twenty million people have health insurance that didn't have it before. The uninsured rate is the lowest it's ever been.” PeopleThinkingMadeSaidCareLastsHousePresidentTalkingLeaderMillionsProgressRiskMembersGainsTwentiesElectionMajorityRateIncludingCongressHealth CareAgendasStakesSenateSpeakersPrincipalLowestMajority Leader Author:Barack Obama
“Grameen Bank was formed as an institution owned by its borrower members, who are poor women. Through its unique decision-making process, Grameen Bank has given millions of women the means to emerge from the shadows in a male-dominated society and to make something of themselves.” MeanGivenProcessDecisionPoorMillionsMembersUniqueShadowInstitutionsMalesDecision MakingBorrowersDecision Making Process Author:Muhammad Yunus
“I am but one member of a vast team made up of many organizations, officials, thousands of scientists, and millions of farmers - mostly small and humble - who for many years have been fighting a quiet, oftentimes losing war on the food production front.” YearsHas BeensMadeWarFightingMillionsTeamFrontsQuietMembersLosingOrganizationScientistProductionsHumbleOfficialsFarmersFood ProductionGreen Revolution Author:Norman Borlaug