“Every day I get to 'Think' and work on everything from digitizing electric grids so they can accommodate renewable energy and enable mass adoption of electric cars, helping major cities reduce congestion and pollution, to developing new micro-finance programs that help tiny businesses get started in markets such as Brazil, India, Africa.” ThinkingHelpingEnergyCitiesCarMajorsMassProgramIndiaTinyFinanceDevelopingPollutionElectricAdoptionBrazilAccommodateRenewable EnergyGridsCongestionElectric Car Author:Ginni Rometty
“In his second term, [Ronald] Reagan completed the work of his first term - the rich got really rich, everything was deregulated, advocacy programs were quashed, the Savings and Loan program was trashed, the deficit was tripled, unions were busted, Housing and Urban Developing was in shambles, banks were closing, the military got lots of new toys, the religious right was strong, and AIDS was ignored.” FirstsStrongTermReligiousRichMilitaryProgramUnionsAidsSavingDevelopingToysUrbanIgnoredDeficitHousingLoanClosingSavingsAdvocacyBustedShamblesNew Toys Author:Kate Clinton
“Countries with high levels of atheism are . . . the most charitable both in terms of the percentage of their wealth they devote to social welfare programs and the percentage they give in aid to the developing world.” WorldGivingCountryReligionSocialTermWealthLevelsAtheismProgramAidsDevelopingWelfarePercentagesCharitableHigh LevelSocial WelfareWelfare Programs Author:Sam Harris
“We know that expanded access to natural gas is important to families and businesses in communities across Ontario. That's why our government is developing new natural gas programs to improve access, which will generate economic activity, attract significant investment, create jobs, and break down barriers in our communities” KnowsImportantGovernmentJobsCommunityNaturalBreakEconomicActivityProgramInvestmentAccessSignificantDevelopingGasBarriersBreaking DownOur CommunityNatural GasOntario Author:Brad Duguid
“I'm very proud that President [George W.] Bush took on AIDS relief. It was the largest single response by any country to a major international health crisis, and there are millions of people who are alive today in Africa and other developing countries because of that program.” PeopleCountryTodayPresidentMillionsAliveProudMajorsProgramCrisisResponseInternationalAidsDevelopingReliefLive For TodayDeveloping CountriesPresident George W Bush Author:Condoleezza Rice
“Europe is being subjected to the kinds of programs that devastated Latin America for many years. Latin America has thrown them out and is pulling out: It's successful; it's democratizing; it's economically developing; and it's free from the shrapnel of US imperialism for 25 years. Meanwhile, Western Europe is destroying itself systematically, destroying itself going in the opposite direction.” YearsKindAmericaSuccessfulEuropeProgramOppositesWesternDevelopingThrownLatinDestroyingPullingImperialismLatin AmericaDevastatedWestern Europe Author:Noam Chomsky
“"You were designed to be very smart, Max," she told me. "We electrically stimulated your synaptic nerve endings while your brain was developing." "And yet I still can't program my DVD player," I said.” SaidStillsBrainPlayerDirectorsSmartProgramDevelopingNervesMaxDvdsVery SmartMaximum Ride Author:James Patterson
“Haitians do not need development programs imposed on them by expatriates. Instead, they need help in developing as self-assured persons.” NeedsPersonsSelfHelpingDevelopmentProgramDevelopingAssuredNeed HelpExpatriates Author:Tony Campolo
“Having visited Oxfam-funded school programs in rural communities has made me realise how vital education is to developing countries in bringing people out of poverty and giving them a sense of dignity, self-worth and confidence.” PeopleGivingMadeSelfCountrySchoolCommunityPovertySelf EsteemYouthConfidenceProgramDignityEducationalSelf WorthDevelopingRealisingDeveloping CountriesRural CommunitiesOxfam Author:Scarlett Johansson