“(The Weakest Link) is fascinating program. They ask a bunch of people questions and they keep getting rid of the dumbest person, so just the smartest person is left. It is kind of the opposite way we elect a president.” PeopleWayKindPersonsAsksLeftPresidentProgramOppositesBunchFascinatingLinksWeakest Link Author:Jay Leno
“Look at government programs for the past fifty years. Every single one - except warfare - achieved the exact opposite of its announced goal.” YearsLooksGovernmentPastGoalProgramOppositesFiftyWarfareGovernment Programs Author:Peter Drucker
“The show with Buckley and Vidal was happening live. There was no editing. There was no delay. So they were aghast. How America reacted is sort of the most interesting thing because as these debates progressed, the ratings were going up. So people began to program these sort of point-counterpoint setups, where two people with opposite sides would come on.” PeopleTwoShowsAmericaSidesInterestingHappeningsProgramOppositesDebateEditingDelayMost InterestingInteresting ThingsRatingSetupsAghast Author:Morgan Neville
“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
“We needed a "psychenaut" program to be the opposite of the astronaut program in order to explore the enormous domains and dimensions of inner space. We need inner space exploration. We need to have access to more capacities in order to be adequate stewards of this most incredible process of transformation in human history.” NeedsHumansOrderProcessSpaceNeededCapacityProgramOppositesTransformationIncrediblesAccessEnormousDimensionsExplorationAdequateDomainHuman HistoryAstronautSpace ExplorationStewards Author:Jean Houston
“The conventional viewpoint says we need a jobs program and we need to cut welfare. Just the opposite! We need more welfare and fewer jobs.” NeedsJobsCuttingStupidProgramOppositesWelfareRacistFewerConventionalViewpointsDumb LiberalStupid Liberal Author:Jerry Brown
“Pugsley's First Law of Government: All government programs accomplish the opposite of what they are designed to achieve.” FirstsGovernmentLawLibertyAchieveProgramOppositesAccomplishLibertarianLibertarianismGovernment Programs Author:John Pugsley