“I cannot help but wonder whether, by continuing and expanding the school lunch program, we aren't witnessing, if not encouraging, the slow demise of yet another American tradition: the brown bag. Perhaps we are beholding yet another break in the chain that links child to home.” IfsChildrenHelpingHomeSchoolPoliticsWonderBreakProgramTraditionChainsBrownBagsLinksLunchContinuingExpandingDemiseAmerican TraditionSchool Lunch Author:Charles Mathias
“When I am working on a problem, I never think about beauty but when I have finished, if the solution is not beautiful, I know it is wrong.” IfsThinkingKnowsProblemBeautifulPoliticsBeautyCreativityEconomyDesignComputerSolutionsProgramSolveFinishedArchitectureMathematicalLiberalismProgrammingConcentrationSoftwareEngineeringProblem SolvingSpectacularProgrammersComputer ProgrammingComputer ScienceProgramming LanguagesComputer LanguageMath And ScienceProblems And SolutionsSolution To A ProblemBeing BeautifulNieceSoftware DesignComputer ProgrammersArchitecture And DesignGreat ScienceSoftware DevelopmentScience PhysicsArchitecture DesignSolved ProblemsSimplicity In DesignTruth And BeautyBeautiful ArtProduct DesignArchitecture And ArtMath ProblemsUrban DesignMathematical ProblemsMathematical BeautyDesign WorkEngineering InspirationalBeauty ProductsLife And BeautyBeautiful DesignHidden Beauty Author:R. Buckminster Fuller
“If man chooses oblivion, he can go right on leaving his fate to his political leaders. If he chooses Utopia, he must initiate an enormous education program - immediately, if not sooner.” IfsMenWisdomPoliticalPoliticsLeaderEconomyFateProgramLeavingEnormousLiberalismOblivionUtopiaPolitical LeadersInitiate Author:R. Buckminster Fuller
“Just as important, we need a new dedication to opening avenues for employee participation and motivation through profit-sharing and innovative programs of job enrichment.” NeedsImportantJobsMotivationPoliticsEconomyProgramProfitOpeningLiberalismEmployeeDedicationParticipationInnovativeAvenuesEnrichmentProfit Sharing Author:Charles H. Percy
“Meanwhile, what about the workers in those state monopolies that are being put up for sale? I am reminded of a technique for employee ownership that has worked well for many U.S. companies. It goes by various names, but the best known is "Employee Stock Ownership Program," or ESOP.” WellsStatesWisdomPoliticsNamesCompanyKnownEconomyProgramWorkersVariousTechniqueLiberalismEmployeeOwnershipMonopolyEsops Author:Ronald Reagan
“This is not to say that the government should confiscate from the "haves" and bestow upon the "have-nots", beyond the requirements of a compassionate welfare program to provide for those who cannot provide for themselves. Far from it. But it is to say that our duty is to foster a strong, vibrant wealth-producing economy which operates in such a way that new additions to wealth accrue to those who presently have little or no ownership stake in their country.” WayShouldLittlesCountryGovernmentPoliticsStrongWealthEconomyDutyProgramWelfareLiberalismCompassionateStakesOwnershipRequirementsWelfare Programs Author:Ronald Reagan
“A program whose basic thesis is, not that the system of free enterprise for profit has failed in this generation, but that it has not yet been tried!” WisdomPoliticsEconomyGenerationsProgramProfitLiberalismEnterpriseThis GenerationThesisFree Enterprise Author:Franklin D. Roosevelt
“We must recognize that personal freedoms diminish as the welfare state grows. The price of more and more public programs is less and less private freedom.” StatesWisdomPoliticsGrowsEconomyProgramWelfareLiberalismDiminishWelfare StatePersonal Freedom Author:Caspar Weinberger
“Employee participation programs and employee ownership are important efforts to deal with powerlessness at work.” ImportantPoliticsDealsEffortEconomyProgramLiberalismEmployeeOwnershipParticipationPowerlessness Author:Daniel Yankelovich
“Sanctions alone could not stop Iran's nuclear program. But they did help bring Iran to the negotiating table.” HelpingRealitySciencePoliticsLeadershipJusticeTechnologyPolicyProgramTablesTradeStrategyHuman RightsNuclearIdeologyIranForeign PolicyDiplomacyCivilitySanctionsNegotiating Author:Barack Obama
“Ultimately, only diplomacy can bring about a durable solution to the challenge posed by Iran's nuclear program. As President and Commander in Chief, I will do what is necessary to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon. However, I have a profound responsibility to try to resolve our differences peacefully, rather than rush towards conflict.” TryingBelieveRealWisdomRealityTodayOpportunityPoliticsI BelievePresidentCommunityChallengesLeadershipDifferencesJusticeResponsibilityHistoryTechnologyViolenceGenerationsAchievePolicyConflictWeaponsSpringSolutionsEthicsProgramTestsStrategyUnityProfoundHuman RightsNuclearPeacefulIdeologyChiefsIranResolveForeign PolicyNuclear WeaponsDiplomacyCivilityCommandersComprehensiveSettlementObtainingCommander In ChiefArab Spring Author:Barack Obama
“If we wanted a program to help the majority of the population, we'd offer loan guarantees to help poor people get access to reliable cars so that they could have a better shot at getting - and keeping - a well-paying job...A small amount of capital could make a much bigger difference in their lives than extra student loan relief for middle-class college kids would.” PeopleIfsWellsHelpingRealityKidsWantedJobsPoliticsCommunityDifferencesWorkPoorMoneyEducationClassPovertyMiddleCarPolicyStudentsCollegeAmountOffersShotsProgramBiggerMajorityStrategyPropertyPopulationAccessExtrasGuaranteesReliefMiddle ClassPoor PeopleLoanSmall AmountsHelp The PoorStudent LoanHelp Poor People Author:Megan McArdle