“Globally, you're seeing a big, big trend towards large installations of renewable energies across the world. You are going to see huge installations of wind and solar in places like Africa. These things are going to happen no matter what. They're going to happen for largely non-policy free market reasons even in the United States.” WorldMatterStatesReasonBigsHappensEnergyUnitedUnited StatesSeeingPolicyWindHugeNo Matter WhatTrendsFree MarketRenewable EnergyInstallation Author:Chris Mooney
“Those negatively affected by globalization, those who are losing their jobs, and losing their skills, people out of training, must be looked after. Governments must establish policies, and governments and companies must actually address that issue, so that those who lose out from globalization can be retrained, recycled, re-established, cared for.” PeopleGovernmentJobsLosesCompanyIssuesPolicySkillsLosingTrainingAddressesAffectedGlobalizationRecycled Author:Christine Lagarde
“There's not as much big money on the left, but you've got George Soros, who has the Open Society Institute. He's pushing liberal policies.” BigsLeftPolicyPushingInstitute Author:Jane Mayer
“We need to have an honest conversation about the policies that are generating opportunity and prosperity.” NeedsOpportunityHonestPolicyConversationProsperity Author:Daniel Garza
“I'm confident that America's foreign policy rebalance to the region will endure beyond my presidency because it's in the national interest of the United States.” StatesAmericaInterestUnitedUnited StatesPolicyEndureRegionsForeign PolicyPresidencyNational Interests Author:Barack Obama
“Bush equals Clinton equals Bush equals Obama equals Clinton. It's the same policies...immigration policies that may turn us into Europe, where hordes of Islamic madmen are raping, killing, pillaging, defecating in public fountains, harassing private citizens, elderly people - that's what's coming.” PeopleMayTurnsPolicyCitizensEuropeClintonKillingImmigrationIslamicFountainElderlyMadmenHordeImmigration PolicyPillaging Author:Roger Stone
“I am critical of the fact that Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán is pulling out of everything - the joint approach to the refugee issue, for example. He cannot disparage his colleagues in the EU either - that's not how we treat each other. We require solidarity: in refugee policies, just as in the financial architecture of the structural funds from which countries like Hungary have strongly profited from for years.” YearsCountryFactsIssuesPolicyExampleApproachTreatsFinancialCriticalArchitectureMinistersFundPrimePullingSolidarityColleaguesPrime MinisterRefugeeJointsHungaryOrbsHungarians Author:Martin Schulz
“I support good relations with other countries. A policy of détente will be a central issue for me.” CountrySupportIssuesPolicyRelationOther Countries Author:Mir-Hossein Mousavi
“Iranian nuclear policy is transparent, and we have opened our facilities to United Nations inspectors. However, we will not abandon the great achievements of Iranian scientists. I too will not suspend uranium enrichment. However, I will attempt to avoid unnecessary tensions. We have a right to enrich uranium.” NationsUnitedPolicyAchievementScientistNuclearTensionAbandonUnnecessaryUnited NationsTransparentFacilityIranianGreat AchievementEnrichmentInspectorsUranium Author:Mir-Hossein Mousavi
“The more united we are on the central questions of policy, the better it will be for the future of our country.” CountryUnitedPolicyOur Country Author:Mir-Hossein Mousavi
“The StarTalks - while kids can watch them, they're actually targeted at adults. Because adults outnumber kids five to one, and adults vote, and adults wield resources, and adults are heads of agencies. So if we're going to affect policy, or affect attitudes, for me, the adults have always been the target population.” IfsKidsAttitudeWatchesFivePolicyAdultsResourcesVotePopulationAgencyTarget Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson
“Silicon Valley benefits, as all of industry, from highly protectionist policy - patent policies and things like that - which come out of the government.” GovernmentPolicyIndustryBenefitsValleysPatentsSiliconSilicon Valley Author:Noam Chomsky
“If we're going to affect policy, or affect attitudes, for me, the adults have always been the target population.” IfsAttitudePolicyAdultsPopulationTarget Author:Neil deGrasse Tyson
“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
“Seven-and-a-half years of the weak and feckless foreign policy of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama has weakened America's place in the world and it has emboldened the enemies of our freedom.” WorldYearsAmericaHalfEnemyPolicyWeakClintonSevenBarackForeign PolicyPlaces In The WorldHalf A YearFeckless Author:Mike Pence
“I happen to agree with the anti-dictatorship policies, but I don't think it's the role of General Electric to support them or oppose them. They do of course, but I don't agree with that.” ThinkingHappensCoursesRolesSupportPolicyAgreeElectricDictatorshipGeneral Electric Author:Noam Chomsky
“Who knows what it is, but he [Donald Trump] is incapable of having a consistent thought or policy.” KnowsPolicyTrumpConsistentIncapable Author:Jill Stein
“And then you're going to have a president whose business empire depends on sort of delivering certain policies. For example, one thing that was quoted in the Newsweek report - that his [Donald Trump] pushing policies of nuclear arms for South Korea would actually improve his business network.” CertainPresidentOne ThingPolicyExampleArmsDependsTrumpSouthNuclearReportsEmpiresPushingKoreaDeliveringSouth KoreaNuclear Arms Author:Jill Stein
“As long as the Republican party exists in its present form, our nation cannot endure as a free society. Still worse, under their policies the human race is being rapidly propelled toward its extinction.” HumansLongStillsFormNationsPartyRacePolicyRepublicanEndureHuman RaceRepublican PartyExtinctionFree Society Author:Allen W. Wood
“Economic policy and decision making do not function in a political vacuum.” PoliticalDecisionEconomicPolicyFunctionDecision MakingVacuumsEconomic Policy Author:Manmohan Singh
“I have always regard nonalignment as a statement that India's policies, foreign policy will be guided by what I describe as enlightened national interest. That we will make judgments on an independent basis, with the sole concern being what is enlightened India's national interest. In that sense, nonalignment remains as relevant today as it was in the early 1950s.” TodayInterestPolicyJudgmentConcernIndiaBasesRegardIndependentRemainsStatementsEnlightenedRelevantForeign PolicySoleNational Interests Author:Manmohan Singh
“I sincerely hope that whatever influence the United States has in Pakistan, it will convince Pakistan that using terrorism as an instrument of state policy has no place in the world that we want to build.” WorldWantStatesUnitedUnited StatesInfluencePolicyInstrumentsTerrorismConvincePakistanSincerelyPlaces In The World Author:Manmohan Singh
“I have always believed that the ultimate purpose of economic policies and development policy is to meet the basic needs of our people. And for that, we need a fast-expanding economy.” PeopleNeedsPurposeEconomyEconomicPolicyDevelopmentUltimateExpandingAlways BelieveEconomic PolicyBasic Needs Author:Manmohan Singh
“There's a difference between a mistake or even a crime that's been committed by an individual, and between a policy of crime that's been implemented or adopted by a government.” GovernmentIndividualDifferencesMistakeCrimePolicyCommittedAdopted Author:Bashar al-Assad
“Your policy should be a mixture between your interests and how you reach your ends, but based on values. It cannot be only the end justifies the means, because for the criminals, ends justify the means, for thieves, for every illegal and immoral action, the end justifies the means.” ShouldMeanEndsActionValuesInterestPolicyCriminalsJustifyIllegalThievesImmoralMixturesEnds Justify The Means Author:Bashar al-Assad
“I don't see how being a faster runner, or a better mathematician makes you 'deserve' access to a better life, or more influence on policy, in the absence of a social decision to play that game in the way it's proposed to be organised for some set of benefits.” WayPlayGamesSocialDecisionInfluencePolicyBenefitsDeserveAbsenceAccessFasterMathematicianRunnersBetter LifeOrganised Author:Catherine Wilson
“Presidents are afraid to lose wars. They're afraid to be outflanked on the right by the militarists. They don't want to be seen as soft on either communism or soft on terrorism or whatever. So presidents are constantly tugged away from their domestic commitments to foreign policy.” WantWarPresidentLosesPolicyCommitmentTerrorismCommunismForeign Policy Author:Bill Moyers
“There is a reason why George Washington is always one of the top three presidents, and it's not because of his prowess as a military leader; it's not because of the incredible innovations in policy that he introduced. It's because he knew when it was time to go.” ReasonThreePresidentLeaderMilitaryPolicyInnovationIncrediblesReason WhyProwessMilitary Leader Author:Barack Obama
“I think that was the smartest thing [immigration policy], he [Donald Trump] is done in his whole campaign there .” ThinkingDoneWholePolicyTrumpCampaignsImmigrationImmigration Policy Author:Eric Bolling
“I think, again, neither of these candidates [Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton] is blowing me away. Actually, I would like both of them to get more policy specific.” ThinkingPolicyTrumpClintonCandidates Author:John McCain
“What I do know is that drones are a modern weapon. When used effectively, when taking out ISIS or terrorist leaders, that's pretty impressive. When bombing wedding parties of innocent people and killing dozens of them, that is, needless to say, not effective and enormously counterproductive. So whatever the mechanism, whoever is in control of that policy, it has to be refined so that we are killing the people we want to kill and not innocent collateral damage.” PeopleKnowsWantUsedPartyLeaderModernPolicyWeaponsKillingTerroristInnocentDamageDozenMechanismImpressiveIsisRefinedBombingDronesCounterproductiveCollateralCollateral DamageWedding Party Author:Bernie Sanders
“It shall be the policy of this nation to regard any nuclear missile launched from Cuba as an attack by the Soviet Union on the United States.” StatesNationsUnitedUnited StatesPolicyRegardUnionsNuclearSovietSoviet UnionCubaMissilesNuclear Missiles Author:John F. Kennedy
“Hillary Clinton is pretty much what we would call a foreign-policy realist, someone who thinks the purpose of American foreign policy should be to adjust the foreign policies of other countries, work closely with traditional allies in Europe and Asia towards that end.” ThinkingShouldEndsCountryPurposePolicyEuropeClintonTraditionalAlliesForeign PolicyOther CountriesAsiaRealistAmerican Foreign Policy Author:Richard N. Haass
“I think Hillary Clinton is more suspicious, clearly tougher on Russian policy in Ukraine, Georgia, Syria; more willing to support sanctions; not against negotiating with Putin, but I would say tougher and more skeptical. And Donald Trump has talked about revisiting policy towards Ukraine, revisiting policy about sanctions towards Russia, not as quick to criticize Putin for what he might be up to in Syria and propping up the regime there - so just seems to be more open to the possibilities of working out some kind of a - I guess you'd call a modus vivendi with Putin.” ThinkingKindSeemsMightSupportPolicyPossibilityWillingTrumpClintonWork OutRussiaCriticizeRegimesSyriaSuspiciousSkepticalPutinUkraineSanctionsGeorgiaNegotiating Author:Richard N. Haass
“Do we really want to base our 21st-century policy on what the colonialist preferred at a certain time in history, not at all based on health or what the preferences of different cultures might be? That's just ridiculous.” WantDifferentMightCertainCultureCenturyPolicyRidiculous21st CenturyPreferenceDifferent Cultures Author:Maia Szalavitz
“It has been the policy of the United States, Democrats and Republicans, to do everything we could to reduce the proliferation of nuclear weapons.” Has BeensStatesUnitedUnited StatesPolicyRepublicanWeaponsDemocratNuclearNuclear WeaponsProliferation Author:Hillary Clinton
“Candidates [Hillary Clinton and Donald trump], we look forward to hearing you articulate your policies and your positions, as well as your visions and your values.” WellsLooksValuesVisionPolicyPositionTrumpClintonHearingCandidates Author:Lester Holt
“Let's stop for a second and remember where we were eight years ago [in 2008]. We had the worst financial crisis, the Great Recession, the worst since the 1930s. That was in large part because of tax policies that slashed taxes on the wealthy, failed to invest in the middle class, took their eyes off of Wall Street, and created a perfect storm.” YearsEyeRememberPerfectClassStreetsMiddleWorstPolicyWallTaxesYears AgoCrisisFinancialEightStormMiddle ClassWealthyRecessions1930sFinancial CrisisGreat RecessionPerfect Storm Author:Hillary Clinton
“We're now on the precipice of having a potentially much better economy, but the last thing we need to do is to go back to the policies that failed us in the first place.” NeedsFirstsLastsEconomyPolicyPrecipice Author:Hillary Clinton
“Remember, Donald [Trump] started his career back in 1973 being sued by the Justice Department for racial discrimination because he would not rent apartments in one of his developments to African-Americans, and he made sure that the people who worked for him understood that was the policy. He actually was sued twice by the Justice Department.” PeopleMadeRememberJusticeCareersPolicyDevelopmentTrumpUnderstoodDiscriminationAfrican AmericanDepartmentApartmentRacial Discrimination Author:Hillary Clinton
“We call for a welcoming path to citizenship, an end to police violence, and a transformed foreign policy based on international law and human rights - not based on these policies of regime change and economic and military domination.” HumansEndsLawPathRightsViolenceEconomicMilitaryPolicyPoliceInternationalHuman RightsWelcomeRegimesTransformedForeign PolicyCitizenshipDominationInternational LawRegime ChangePolice Violence Author:Jill Stein
“If we're not in the debates there will be no real discussion of climate change, because Hillary Clinton's policy does not begin to address the threat.” IfsDoeRealPolicyThreatClintonClimateClimate ChangeDebateDiscussionAddresses Author:Jill Stein
“We will not really address our foreign policy and these endless wars that show no end in sight and seem to be getting deeper and broader and more catastrophic with each passing day.” WarEndsShowsSeemsPolicySightDeeperEndlessPassingPassingsAddressesForeign PolicyEndless War Author:Jill Stein
“The worst part of what we heard Donald [trump] say has been about nuclear weapons. He has said repeatedly that he didn't care if other nations got nuclear weapons, Japan, South Korea, even Saudi Arabia. It has been the policy of the United States, Democrats and Republicans, to do everything we could to reduce the proliferation of nuclear weapons.” IfsHas BeensSaidStatesCareNationsUnitedUnited StatesHeardWorstPolicyTrumpRepublicanWeaponsDemocratSouthNuclearJapanNuclear WeaponsKoreaArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisProliferationSouth Korea Author:Hillary Clinton
“And "all the above" [what President Barack Obama calls his policy of promoting all forms of domestic energy], compared to "drill, baby, drill," if you actually look at the track record, we've massively escalated the emissions of methane and carbon dioxide.” IfsLooksFormEnergyPresidentRecordsPolicyBabyTrackBarackCarbonPromotingEmissionsPresident Barack ObamaDrillsCarbon DioxideTrack RecordMethane Author:Jill Stein
“Remember we had two Democratic houses of Congress along with the [Barack] Obama administration that laid out those policies before they lost Congress because people were very disappointed in what the Obama administration did - bailing out Wall Street instead of bailing out Main Street. So as someone who follows the climate very closely, there's no question that "all of the above" has been an absolute disaster.” PeopleHas BeensTwoRememberHouseLostStreetsPolicyWallAbsolutesDemocraticClimateCongressDisasterAdministrationBarackDisappointedMain StreetBailing Out Author:Jill Stein
“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
“Zbigniew Brzezinski, who was really one of the - whose name is impossible to pronounce - who was really one of the architects of this very aggressive American interventionist foreign policy, you know, really stand up to Russia, challenge them, not only Russia but China. He's changed his tune now and is basically advocating for a much more diplomatic and collaborative approach to the other power centers of the world that are just kind of moving on without us right now.” KnowsWorldKindMovingNamesChallengesImpossiblePolicyChangedRight NowApproachChinaRussiaTunesAggressiveArchitectForeign PolicyDiplomaticAdvocatingCenter Of The World Author:Jill Stein
“I'm very careful not to isolate Israel on this but to make this part of a transformed foreign policy where we apply the same standards across the board. So it's not just Israel. It's also Saudi Arabia, it's also Egypt. It's where there are massive and systemic violations of human rights and international law.” HumansLawRightsPolicyStandardsInternationalHuman RightsCarefulIsraelBoardsMassiveTransformedForeign PolicyEgyptViolationArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisInternational LawViolation Of Human Rights Author:Jill Stein