“If Occupy Wall Street was actually a march, and people from all around the country could collect and march toward Washington, D.C., as part of this massive movement of people . . . I think that kind of pressure is much more powerful than a sit-in that seems to be a little unorganized.” PeopleIfsThinkingKindLittlesCountrySeemsPowerfulStreetsMovementWallPressureMarchMassiveOccupy Wall Street Author:Scarlett Johansson
“This is a major step forward in achieving our objective, which is an ally having a democratic Iraq, a country able to sustain itself and defend itself, a country that will be an ally in the war on terror and a country which will set such a powerful example to others in the region.” WarCountryAblePowerfulStepsAchieveExampleMajorsDemocraticIraqTerrorObjectivesRegionsAlliesWar On TerrorSteps Forward Author:Tucker Carlson
“The United States has weakened itself with Iraq; Iranians feel victorious - they feel capable of filling the void. I think from the very outset the nuclear issue has been secondary to the more strategic outlook, in which the United States has, since 1991, pursued a policy that it cannot permit any country in the region to become too powerful and challenge American hegemony.” ThinkingFeelsHas BeensCountryStatesChallengesUnitedPowerfulUnited StatesIssuesPolicyCapableIraqNuclearRegionsPermitVoidOutlookFillingPursuedStrategicHegemonyAmerican Hegemony Author:Trita Parsi
“He[Napoleon] had destroyed only one thing: the Jacobin Revolution, the dream of equality, liberty and fraternity, and of the people rising in its majesty to shake off oppression. It was a more powerful myth than his, for after his fall it was this, and not his memory, which inspired the revolutions of the nineteenth century, even in his own country.” PeopleCountryDreamFallMemoriesPowerfulLibertyOne ThingCenturyRevolutionInspiredMythOppressionDestroyedRisingShakesMajestyNineteenth CenturyFraternity Author:Eric Hobsbawm
“The model for our early bankruptcy laws was Deuteronomy, the idea that, under certain circumstances - in Deuteronomy, it is simply the passage of seven years' time - people are released from debt, simply because they are released from debt. No more debt. You start over again. This has been a very powerful model in this country. It's being destroyed now. People talk about how much new employment, new wealth, and so on are continuously generated in this country.” PeopleYearsHas BeensIdeasCountryLawCertainWealthPowerfulCircumstancesModelsSevenDebtDestroyedEmploymentPassagesSeven YearsStarting OverVery PowerfulBankruptcy Author:Marilynne Robinson
“People are scared in this country [the US], to say wrong is wrong because the Jewish lobby is powerful - very powerful.” PeopleCountryPowerfulScaredVery Powerful Author:Desmond Tutu
“Far from being the product of a democratic revolution and of an opposition to English institutions, the constitution of the United States was the result of a powerful reaction against democracy, and in favor of the traditions of the mother country.” CountryStatesMotherUnitedResultsPowerfulUnited StatesDemocracyProductsRevolutionTraditionConstitutionInstitutionsDemocraticFavorsReactionsOppositionConstitution Of The United StatesMother Country Author:Lord Acton
“Unions have been the only powerful and effective voice working people have ever had in the history of this country.” PeopleHas BeensCountryVoicePowerfulUnions Author:Bruce Springsteen
“Never discount a country by their size or resources. What may not be useful to yours, could be greatly beneficial to other lands in need. Everything exists with a purpose. True wealth is what cannot be seen. While one country can have a huge powerful military, another land may lack the budget and manpower to compete with it -- but be filled with happy citizens.” NeedsMayCountryPurposeWealthPowerfulLandMilitaryHugeCitizensResourcesFilledSizeBudgetsBeneficialDiscountsTrue WealthManpower Author:Suzy Kassem