“The male has been persuaded to assume a certain onerous and disagreeable role with the promise of rewards -- material and psychological. Women may in the first place even have put it into his head. BE A MAN! may have been, metaphorically, what Eve uttered at the critical moment in the garden of Eden.” MenFirstsMayHas BeensMomentsCertainRolesMaterialsPromiseGardenAssumingRewardsMalesCriticalPsychologicalBe A ManEdenDisagreeableGarden Of EdenCritical Moments Book:The Essential Wyndham Lewis: An Introduction to His Work Source: The Essential Wyndham Lewis: An Introduction to His Work
“Entrepreneurs embody the promise of America: the idea that if you have a good idea and are willing to work hard and see it through, you can succeed in this country. And in fulfilling this promise, entrepreneurs also play a critical role in expanding our economy and creating jobs.” IfsIdeasCountryHardPlayJobsAmericaRolesEconomyWillingHard WorkPromiseSucceedCreatingEntrepreneurCriticalGood IdeasFulfillingExpandingCreating Jobs Author:Barack Obama
“I promise to question everything my leaders tell me. I promise to use my critical faculties. I promise to develop my independence of thought. I promise to educate myself so I can make my own judgments.” I CanUseMy OwnLeaderPromiseJudgmentIndependenceCriticalFacultyEducateI PromiseIndependence Of Thought Book:Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark Source: Demon-Haunted World: Science as a Candle in the Dark
“[Mikhail] Gorbachev said that he would agree to the unification of Germany, and even adherence of Germany to NATO, which was quite a concession, if NATO didn't move to East Germany. And [George] Bush and [James] Baker promised verbally, that's critical, verbally that NATO would not expand "one inch to the east," which meant East Germany. Nobody was talking about anything farther at the time. They would not expand one inch to the east. Now that was a verbal promise. It was never written. NATO immediately expanded to East Germany.” IfsSaidMovingTalkingWrittenPromiseAgreeCriticalEastGermanyInchesNatoBakersConcessionsUnificationAdherenceGorbachevEast Germany Author:Noam Chomsky