“I never considered myself an Americana artist, but I'm a huge fan of old-time music from the States, the recordings that were made in the '20s and '30s. Trying to chase down the exact stylistic trappings of that stuff always felt like a dead end. That spirit of directness and economy, but also the poetic pungency of the writing and almost ugly, or raw, performance - all that seemed like the real message. I've just tried to somehow stay true to that feeling.” WritingTryingMadeRealEndsStatesFeelingsSpiritArtistFeltStuffEconomyFansHugeMessagesPerformancesUglyPoeticStay TrueDead EndsOld TimeAmericanaOld Time Music Author:Will Sheff
“Every public space is like a billboard, with messages from the collective subconscious of the nation. There one can read passivity, rage indifference, fear, double standards, subversion, bad economy, a twisted definition of 'public' itself, the whole Weltanschauung - an entire range of emotions and attitudes is exposed.” WholeNationsSpaceEmotionAttitudeEconomyMessagesStandardsDefinitionsRageRangeIndifferenceCollectivesExposedSubconsciousTwistedPassivityDouble StandardBillboardsSubversionRange Of Emotions Author:Slavenka Drakulic
“Nowadays, of course, just about our only solvent industry is the merchandising of death, bankrolled by our grandchildren, so that the message of our principal art forms, movies and television and political speeches and newspaper columns, for the sake of the economy, simply has to be this: War is hell, all right, but the only way a boy can become a man is in a shoot-out of some kind, preferably, but by no means necessarily, on a battlefield.” MenWayKindMeanArtWarFormPoliticalCoursesBoysEconomyHellTelevisionIndustrySpeechMessagesSakeNewspapersPrincipalGrandchildrenColumnsBattlefieldsPolitical SpeechesMerchandising Book:Bluebeard: A Novel Source: Bluebeard: A Novel
“I care deeply about women's rights. I have been an outspoken advocate for them for many years and as secretary of state I carried that message around the world because empowering women, providing for women's rights, their full participation in society, politics, the economy is not only a matter of individuals being able to chart their own futures. It's good for democracy and it's good for peace and prosperity.” WorldYearsHas BeensMatterStatesCareAbleIndividualEconomyDemocracyRightsMessagesProsperityAround The WorldEmpoweringProvidingWomens RightsSecretaryI CareParticipationEmpowering WomenOutspoken Author:Hillary Clinton
“Nobody wants a nanny state, where the government is stamping out initiative and telling us what to do, but the idea that the only alternative to that is to throw the American people overboard into a global economy with no protections to cushion us from some of these blows is absurd on its face. That's why I think there's been a concerted effort to distort my message. When you hear me speak beyond the sound bites taken out of context, I think I make a lot of sense to people, even those in Red States like the one where I grew up.” PeopleThinkingWantIdeasStatesGovernmentFacesSpeakSoundEffortEconomyTakenGrewMessagesGrew UpRedBlowProtectionAbsurdAlternativesBitesInitiativeGlobal EconomyCushionsNanniesOverboardOf ContextSound Bites Author:Van Jones
“You have to understand, we have better communications and better transportation, so people know what's available elsewhere and can get a message out, and you can move things. And you [can] say that the economy is more unpredictable.” PeopleKnowsMovingEconomyCommunicationMessagesAvailableElsewhereUnpredictableTransportation Author:Michael Bloomberg
“The point we are making is that the general global messages have been communicated, about the politics of South Africa, about the economy in general, all of these general questions. The rest of the world understands these things and are saying, let's now come to the specific things so that even we, as big corporate chiefs from around the world, can assist in these areas, which you have decided are your priority areas.” WorldHas BeensBigsEconomyMessagesAreasDecidedSouthPrioritiesChiefsAround The WorldCorporateSouth Africa Author:Thabo Mbeki
“For the Democrats, they're trying to avoid having the Sanders-Clinton debate over and over again. But, to some degree, they're sentenced to that debate. Clinton is much more embracing of the global economy and the international world order. Sanders and Warren are much less so. And they have got to figure out which side the party is on, if they're going to have a clear message. I think this is probably one you probably can't straddle.” IfsThinkingWorldTryingOrderSidesPartyEconomyClearFiguresDegreesMessagesClintonDemocratInternationalDebateWorld OrderGlobal Economy Author:David Brooks
“I think it's time to send a clear message to what has become the most profitable sector in the entire economy [the oil industry], that they are being watched.” ThinkingEconomyClearIndustryMessagesOilProfitableOil Industry Author:Hillary Clinton