“It's God's will that millions of people are gonna die this year because of some outmoded economic policies? No, it's not!” PeopleYearsDiesMillionsEconomicPolicyGods WillEconomic Policy Author:Thom Yorke
“Politics has become a game of meaningless, mindless battles, conducted by unscrupulous methods and people, designed to transform even the most serious policy debates into sport.” PeopleGamesSportsPolicySeriousBattleMethodDebateMeaninglessMindlessPolicy Debate Author:Al Gore
“I have never been able to understand why the tax comes as such a body blow to many people since the rate on long-term capital gain is lower than on most likes of endeavor (tax policy indicated digging ditches is regarded as socially less desirable than shuffling stock certificates).” PeopleLongBodyAbleTermPolicyTaxesGainsRateBlowLikesLong TermEndeavorDesirableDiggingCertificatesShufflingCapital GainsDigging Ditches Author:Warren Buffett
“Once the fire from the retaliatory strike dies down, the American people are going to find out that it is the Clinton Administration's wrongheaded policies that resulted in the creation of this terrorist haven in Afghanistan in the first place.” PeopleFirstsDiesFireHavensPolicyCreationClintonStrikesTerroristAdministrationAfghanistan Author:Dana Rohrabacher
“Today, many people take for granted the notion that people whose lives are going to be very heavily affected by public policies should have a say in how they are formulated and carried out.” PeopleShouldTodayPolicyShould HaveNotionGrantedAffectedPublic Policy Author:Barney Frank
“Most blacks want school vouchers, but most liberals vehemently oppose them. Why? Because what is good for teachers' unions is of more importance to the Left than what is good for blacks. Who, then, is racist? By their own admission, and by the policies they pursue, the answer is the people who call themselves progressive.” PeopleWantSchoolLeftAnswersTeacherPolicyImportanceUnionsPursueRacistProgressiveAdmissionVouchersTeachers Unions Book:Dennis Prager: Volume I Source: Dennis Prager: Volume I
“The American middle class, it seems to me, is looking to politicians now to satisfy a pretty basic - and urgent - level of need. Yet people in the upper middle class - with their excellent health benefits, schools, salaries, retirement plans, nannies and private afterschool programs - have journeyed so far from that level of need that, it often seems to me, they literally cannot hear what resonates with the middle class. That creates a problematic blind spot for those who write, edit or produce what comes to be known about our politicians and their policies.” PeopleNeedsWritingSeemsSchoolLevelsKnownClassPlansMiddlePolicyProducePoliticianBenefitsProgramBlindSpotsExcellentMiddle ClassRetirementUrgentSalaryEditsNanniesBlind SpotsHealth BenefitsUpper Middle Class Author:Judith Warner
“Economic growth creates jobs, and countries grow when they educate their people and pursue policies that encourage households to save, existing businesses to invest, and entrepreneurs to innovate and create new markets.” PeopleCountryJobsGrowsGrowthEconomicPolicyEntrepreneurPursueEducateHouseholdEconomic Growth Author:Peter Blair Henry
“There's no better policy in a society then pursuing a health and safety of its people.” PeoplePolicySafetyHealth And Safety Author:Ralph Nader
“I think that the climate change policy and strategy that we have developed and that we have rolled out thus far is an example of incredibly high-quality work, incredible collaboration by an exceptionally large number of well-informed people.” PeopleThinkingWellsNumbersQualityPolicyExampleStrategyClimateClimate ChangeIncrediblesCollaborationLarge NumbersHigh QualityQuality Work Author:Rachel Notley
“Locally lived hip-hop culture that is giving many of America's youth the tool they need to survive and thrive in America, in the face of public policy that have written too many young people off.” PeopleNeedsGivingAmericaFacesYoungCultureWrittenPolicyYouthToolsHip HopHipsThriveHopsPublic Policy Author:Bakari Kitwana
“I'm not a politician. I'm not a policy wonk. I was a political reporter, but that's not really what turns me on. What turns me on is how people perceive the issue and how people see people like me.” PeoplePoliticalTurnsIssuesPolicyPoliticianLike MePerceiveReportersTurn Me Author:Jose Antonio Vargas
“In general, Iranians believe that all Palestinians have the right to return home and that there is no chosen people on this earth, whether Jewish, Muslim, Christian. Iran had the same policy towards apartheid South Africa and at the time when it was supporting and funding the ANC [African National Congress] among other groups in South Africa, these groups were also considered to be terrorist organizations by many western governments.” PeopleBelieveHomeGovernmentEarthChristianGroupsPolicyReturnOrganizationSouthWesternCongressTerroristChosenIranPalestinianSouth AfricaFundingApartheid Author:Mohammad Marandi
“I chose to write about food: food is inherently political, but it's also an essential part of people's real lives. It's where the public and private spheres connect. I wanted to show readers that the larger politics of war and economics and U.S. foreign policy are inextricably bound to the supposedly trivial details of our everyday lives.” PeopleWritingWarRealShowsWantedPoliticalPolicyReaderEssentialsEconomicsEverydayBoundsDetailsReal LifeSpheresForeign PolicyEveryday Life Author:Annia Ciezadlo
“Take crack cocaine. Particularly in the early days of the policy, ninety percent of the people being arrested were black, even though they didn't use the drug at higher rates and even though their numbers in the general population are so low. How could that be? The thing is, you place all your resources in communities of color. And if you do that, you're going to arrest black people.” PeopleIfsUseBlackCommunityNumbersPolicyColorHigherDrugLowsPercentResourcesRatePopulationCracksBlack PeopleNinetyArrestedCocaine Author:Carl Hart
“Mostly, the people in "the room" are paid lobbyists representing interests that could afford to pay them. No wonder policy isn't being made that helps smaller, independent musicians or those unaffiliated with a larger entity.” PeopleMadeHelpingInterestRoomsPayWonderPolicyMusicianPaidIndependentEntityRepresentingLobbyists Author:Erin McKeown
“Apocalyptic expectations ran riot in 1917, and had a major influence on Allied policies towards Palestine and the Jewish people. The propaganda of all nations was amazingly religious and apocalyptic - ghosts and visions, crucifixions and sacrifice, crusaders and holy warriors.” PeopleNationsReligiousVisionSacrificeInfluencePolicyHolyMajorsExpectationsGhostWarriorPropagandaRanPalestineRiotApocalypticCrucifixion Author:Philip Jenkins
“The British Labour Party has always had a very strong "Atlanticist component," with an obsequiousness to American policies, and Blair represents this wing. He's clearly obsessed with Iraq. He has to be because the overwhelming majority of the people of Britain oppose a military action.” PeopleActionStrongPartyMilitaryPolicyMajorityWingsIraqBritishObsessedBritainLabourOverwhelmingVery StrongComponentsBlairLabour PartyMilitary ActionObsequiousness Author:John Pilger
“The funny thing is, this is what everyone assumes, that anybody who talks has an axe to grind. I've been around a long time, and yes, there obviously are people who disagree with policy who talk to me, but it's less axes to grind than people who are really motivated. One of the terrible things about this Administration is that nobody wants to hear bad news.” PeopleWantLongPolicyTerribleNewsLong TimeAssumingAdministrationMotivatedDisagreeTerrible ThingsFunny ThingsGrindBad NewsTalk To MeAxes Author:Seymour Hersh
“They are people who, by and large, think the Administration's policy - and the Iranian case is a classic one - is very stupid. They can't get that view in, and so by talking to me, they accomplish something. It's a way of saying, this ought to be discussed, we got to get this out. That's a form of patriotism, in a funny way.” PeopleThinkingWayFormViewsTalkingCasesStupidPolicyOughtAccomplishAdministrationClassicIranianVery Stupid Author:Seymour Hersh
“In China, I helped introduce UNEP's campaign to reduce food waste on World Environment Day. The government took notice of food waste issues and now, when you over-order in a restaurant, you are encouraged to downsize. This is where people can really impact policy and vice versa!” PeopleWorldGovernmentOrderIssuesEnvironmentPolicyWasteImpactVicesChinaCampaignsRestaurantsIntroducingVice VersaWorld EnvironmentFood Waste Author:Li Bingbing
“I've been doing lot of work, and hopefully will bring it to fruition in a way people can see it, really understanding - this is going to sound funny, but what does government really do, how is it really funded, and what measures exist to evaluate how it does at what it does? No forecast, no policy, no prediction, just a realistic perspective on what is. Call it like a "10k for government" we've been working on with a website, with additional data.” PeopleWayDoeGovernmentUnderstandingSoundPolicyPerspectiveHopefullyDataRealisticPredictionsWebsiteEvaluateForecastsFruition Author:Steve Ballmer
“There's dozens of unrelated policy provisions tucked inside of it. I'll give you a sense of a handful of them. One is a visa waiver program change. It's going to make it harder for people who've traveled to places with terrorist activity to get into the U.S. They're going to have to go through an added layer of security.” PeopleGivingSecurityPolicyActivityProgramHarderTerroristDozenLayersTraveledHandfulProvisionVisaWaiver Author:Susan Davis
“If you look at my policies they're all aimed at empowering people to make their own decisions.” PeopleIfsLooksDecisionPolicyEmpowering Author:George W. Bush
“When I say corrupting, I mean taking over and politicizing them for the express purpose of advancing the leftist agenda. And the advancement of the leftist agenda in large part consists of destroying institutions, traditions, people, policies, what have you, that the left considers to be obstacles to their efforts to blow everything up.” PeopleMeanPurposeLeftEffortPolicyTraditionInstitutionsBlowObstaclesAgendasDestroyingAdvancementAdvancingLeftists Author:Rush Limbaugh
“But the great thing about shows now is since we've been doing (Comedy Death Ray), they have lightened up on their booking policies a bit more and are booking somebody who isn't famous and who hasn't been around ten years. It's great to see people who've done our show - the first big show they've ever done - now they can play around town.” PeopleYearsFirstsDonePlayShowsBigsBitsComedyPolicyTenTownsGreat ThingsRays Author:Scott Aukerman
“If you're running to be president of the United States, you can't just tell people you're going to make America great again. I think you need to begin to explain exactly how you're going to do it policy-wise. We're not going to win a general election with a candidate that refuses to detail policy.” PeopleIfsThinkingNeedsStatesRunningAmericaWinningPresidentUnitedUnited StatesWisePolicyElectionDetailsRefuseCandidatesGeneral Elections Author:Marco Rubio
“Since the president's [Barack Obama] lost all of that [majority in Senate], he now has decided he's just going to write laws on his own. He's going to give us edicts, as if he's a king. And that is a petulant child. He's refusing to listen to the will of the American people, which is they reject his policies.” PeopleIfsGivingWritingChildrenLawLostPresidentPolicyKingsDecidedMajorityBarackRejectsSenate Author:Chris Christie
“The problem is some of the populism on both the far left and the far right, it can make a Tweet but not make a policy. And, you know, when you are dealing with issues that are as important and serious as this, I understand why people search for simple solutions.” PeopleKnowsImportantProblemLeftSimpleIssuesPolicySeriousSolutionsTweetPopulismSimple Solutions Author:Tony Blair
“My overall recommendation: for decades corporate policy manuals and HR departments have told people they are responsible for their own careers. It's about time people really heeded those warnings.” PeopleCareersPolicyResponsibleDecadesCorporateDepartmentWarningOld PeopleManualsRecommendations Author:Jeffrey Pfeffer
“The press has not done a fair job of exposing his [Bernie Sanders] policy. He has not had the television time that he deserves or that Hillary Clinton has. He has not had the ability to connect with black people in the mass way.” PeopleWayDoneJobsBlackAbilityPolicyTelevisionMassDeserveFairsPressesClintonBlack PeopleExposing Author:Killer Mike
“I think that`s the obstacle, because once black people hear Bernie Sanders policy, it`s almost instantaneous they switch. Hillary is good enough, but the policy of enough is enough that we`re going to radically change thinks really seizes with people.” PeopleThinkingEnoughBlackPolicyObstaclesGood EnoughBlack PeopleInstantaneousEnough Is Enough Author:Killer Mike
“I would rather have a candidate that`s cohesive in bringing people together from different ethnic backgrounds but around the same policy than I would a politician that jumps and stumps in different rooms and has a different story every time.” PeopleDifferentStoriesTogetherRoomsPolicyPoliticianBackgroundsCandidatesStumpsEthnic Background Author:Killer Mike
“Look, in any system, you want highly ethical people who really understand issues to form policies and make tough decisions. You need all the right people in the room. But there's a general view in Washington now by many politicians that if you ever were on this side, you're conflicted for being on that side.” PeopleIfsWantNeedsLooksFormSidesDecisionRoomsViewsIssuesPolicyPoliticianToughEthicalTough Decisions Author:Jamie Dimon
“That the policies - from energy to labor policies, trade policies, government policies relating to debt and deficits are all aligning in such a way that America, far from being one of the places people are running from, is a place people are going to come to and add jobs.” PeopleWayGovernmentRunningJobsAmericaEnergyPolicyLaborTradeAddDebtDeficitGovernment Policy Author:Mitt Romney
“Extremism is not endemic in my region, nor is anti-Western sentiment. No doubt there is discontent and distrust. That is towards more the American and some Western policies, and not toward the American people.” PeopleDoubtPolicyWesternNo DoubtRegionsSentimentsDistrustExtremismDiscontent Author:Queen Rania of Jordan
“And when you say the policies are what caused this war - American policies - that's not to say that they're wrong. It's not to say that the policies were made by madmen or evil people. It's simply to say that you better understand the motivation of your enemy if you're going to defeat him. And the man who is motivated by a belief that his religion is being attacked by a superpower is much more dangerous than a man who's mad at you because you have women in the workplace.” PeopleIfsMenMadeWarMotivationEvilBeliefEnemyDangerousPolicyHe ManMadDefeatMotivatedWorkplaceMadmenSuperpowerEvil People Author:Michael Scheuer
“We now have some years of very reliable polling by Western firms in the Islamic world, in multiple Islamic countries. And invariably, the question that asks, "Do you view U.S. foreign policy as an attack on Islam and Muslims?" is maxed out. Whether it's Jordan or Indonesia or Egypt, you get 80,85 percent of people saying "Yes."” PeopleWorldYearsCountryAsksViewsPolicyPercentIslamWesternFirmIslamicForeign PolicyMultipleEgyptIndonesiaJordanSaying YesPolling Author:Michael Scheuer
“We know taxes slow down economic growth, so if you add a carbon tax you have to also minus other taxes. You can't take more money out of people's pockets. I don't think you can build a consensus in this country about environmental policy if you're going to make people poor.” PeopleIfsThinkingKnowsCountryGrowthPoorEconomicPolicyTaxesAddEnvironmentalPocketsMore MoneyCarbonSlow DownConsensusEconomic GrowthMinusEnvironmental PolicyCarbon Tax Author:Christy Clark
“The sobbing of the weak today is the sobbing of the victims of neoliberal policies. They consist of billions of people all over the world.” PeopleWorldTodayPolicyWeakVictimBillionsSobbing Author:Tariq Ali
“Here you had John McCain and Lindsey Graham in a very principled way standing up and defending Barack Obama. You had people like Gene Robinson and a lot of other liberals, who said, and this I personally agree with, however flawed Rand Paul was as a messenger, we need a debate about this. The administration has not been forthcoming enough about its drone policy.” PeopleWayNeedsSaidEnoughPolicyStandingAgreeDebateAdministrationBarackGenesFlawedMessengersMccainDronesPrincipledForthcoming Author:E. J. Dionne
“I think George Mitchell was the right guy for the right time, and many people will note his spectacular foreign policy accomplishments, both in and out of office. I think all would note his devotion to Maine; that was number one. The fact he did work in a bipartisan basis with Bill Cohen. And for me, he helped the first Democratic woman get elected.” PeopleThinkingFirstsFactsGuyNumbersPolicyOfficeBasesBillsDemocraticNotesDevotionAccomplishmentForeign PolicyRight TimeSpectacularMaineBipartisanRight Guy Author:Barbara Mikulski
“Part of the French political class is realising that there is are large number of Muslim people coming from the ghettos who want to make themselves heard, politically, especially about foreign policy issues. Its electoral weight can bring back to the forefront the Palestinian issue.” PeopleWantPoliticalNumbersClassIssuesHeardPolicyWeightRealisingForeign PolicyPalestinianGhettoLarge Numbers Author:Tariq Ramadan
“In general, I think what Donald Trump's message is, is: I'm a very practical, execution-oriented entrepreneur who built a successful business. I've demonstrated an ability to go global with my business. I can get along with a lot of different people. There are certain problems in the United States right now born from faulty policy. So what is happening right now is the lower and middle class are being left behind by the globalization and by the global elite. I think that's basically his message, and Bernie Sanders' is similar.” PeopleThinkingI CanDifferentStatesProblemCertainLeftBornAbilityUnitedBehindsClassUnited StatesSuccessfulMiddlePolicyTrumpRight NowMessagesHappeningsBuiltEntrepreneurPracticalsMiddle ClassElitesExecutionGlobalizationLeft BehindDifferent PeoplesSuccessful Business Author:Anthony Scaramucci
“Let me give you really bad news, and I'm sure people will demonize me for saying this: the rich are always gonna be with us. They will always be with us. There are rich people in Cuba. There are rich people in Venezuela. You pick the policies, and the rich are gonna figure it out. They're always gonna be rich.” PeopleGivingRichFiguresPolicyNewsPicksLet MeRich PeopleCubaBad NewsVenezuela Author:Anthony Scaramucci
“I know people who have donated big to presidents. I know people who have raised money big for presidents. And they are treated like kings by the politician and his organization. They are constantly invited to parties, seminars, private gatherings where the candidate or the president will explain policy, but only to them. And they brag about it. Which is fine. That doesn't bother me.” PeopleKnowsBigsPresidentPartyPolicyFineKingsPoliticianOrganizationRaisedTreatedBotherCandidatesInvitedGatheringBragSeminars Author:Rush Limbaugh
“Enforcement priorities developed by my administration are not affected by this ruling. This means that the people who might have benefited from the expanded deferred action policies, long-term residents raising children who are Americans or legal residents, they will remain low priorities for enforcement, as long as you have not committed a crime, our limited immigration enforcement resources are not focused on you.” PeopleMeanChildrenLongMightActionTermCrimePolicyLowsResourcesCommittedFocusedPrioritiesImmigrationAdministrationLong TermAffectedEnforcementRulingRaising ChildrenResidents Author:Barack Obama
“Things like Kitchen Cabinet, I'm not sure they necessarily tell the Australian people whether you have judgement, whether you have discernment, whether you have intellectual acuity, whether you are able to develop policy, whether you are able to represent individual cases to the highest levels of government successfully and in a manner that actually achieves outcomes.” PeopleGovernmentAbleIndividualLevelsCasesAchievePolicyHighestIntellectualJudgementOutcomesNot SureKitchenDiscernmentAustralianCabinets Author:Eric Abetz
“The people of the United Kingdom have spoken, and we respect their decision. The special relationship between the United States and the United Kingdom is enduring, and the United Kingdom's membership in Nato remains a vital cornerstone of US foreign, security and economic policy.” PeopleStatesDecisionUnitedUnited StatesEconomicSpecialSecurityPolicyRemainsEndureKingdomsNatoCornerstonesMembershipUnited KingdomEconomic PolicySpecial Relationship Author:Barack Obama
“The United States is pushing as policy division of the world into rival currency camps - the dollar area on the one hand, and the Russia-Chinese-Shanghai Cooperation Organization group on the other, especially now that the IMF has changed its rules. People think that if there are rival currency groupings and national currencies are going bust, we might as well use gold as a safe haven.” PeopleIfsThinkingWorldWellsStatesUseHandsMightUnitedUnited StatesGroupsHavensPolicyChangedSafeAreasGoldOrganizationDollarsRussiaChinesePushingDivisionCampsCooperationCurrencyRivalsSafe HavenShanghaiImf Author:Michael Hudson