“Here's my proposal, which is based on the TV show Survivor: We put the entire Congress on an island. All the food on this island is locked inside a vault, which can be opened only by an ordinary American taxpayer named Bob. Every day, the congresspersons are given a section of the Tax Code, which they must rewrite so that Bob can understand it. If he can, he lets them eat that day; if he can't, he doesn't.” IfsShowsGivenTvsTaxesOrdinaryCongressCodeIslandsSurvivorBobLockedTv ShowsSectionsProposalTaxpayersVaults Author:Dave Barry
“Stubborn opposition to proposals often has no other basis than the complaining question, 'Why wasn't I consulted?'” BasesComplainingOppositionStubbornProposal Author:Daniel Patrick Moynihan
“But just [proposing the standard] puts companies on notice that if you're looking to construct a new natural-gas or coal facility, you really need to pay attention to these. This is what they should be designing new facilities toward as soon as this proposal hits the streets.” IfsNeedsShouldNaturalPayAttentionCompanyStreetsDesignStandardsPay AttentionGasCoalConstructsProposalFacilityNatural Gas Author:Gina McCarthy
“The conservatives want to revolutionize the world all at once. And that's a dangerous proposal.” WorldWantDangerousProposal Author:Bernard-Henri Levy
“The Stonehenge proposal got a lot of interesting criticism. One of the best - or worst - said something like, "Go home to Las Vegas." I think this project could possibly be realized at a very late part of my career. Right now, I don't have the authority, the budget, the credibility.” ThinkingSaidHomeInterestingCareersWorstRight NowAuthorityProjectsLateCriticismBudgetsCredibilityProposalVegasLas VegasStonehenge Author:Aleksandra Mir
“Trial by jury must and shall be preserved! Amidst the throng of crude sacrilegisms ... that assail us nowadays in the legal sanctuary, none is more shortsighted, none more dangerous, than the proposal to abolish trial by jury.” DangerousTrialsProposalJurySanctuaryCrudeAbolishTrial By Jury Author:John Henry Wigmore
“Beginning to dismantle the Pentagon would save $1 trillion a year - a small government proposal if ever there was one.” IfsYearsGovernmentProposalPentagonSmall Government Author:Bill Ayers
“A small win is a concrete, complete, implemented outcome of moderate importance. By itself, one small win may seem unimportant. A series of wins at small but significant tasks, however, reveals a pattern that may attract allies, deter opponents, and lower resistance to subsequent proposals. Small wins are controllable opportunities that produce visible results.” MaySeemsOpportunityWinningResultsProduceTasksImportanceSeriesPatternsSignificantResistanceOutcomesOpponentsVisibleAlliesConcreteModeratesProposalUnimportantSmall Wins Author:Karl E. Weick
“I've never had knickers or marriage proposals. Most of my fans are blokes serving life in jail, troubled kids, and a lot of gay guys. I never get the mid-20s, beautiful women fanbase.” KidsBeautifulGuyFansGayServingJailBeautiful WomenProposalBlokesMarriage ProposalKnickersGay Guy Author:Kelvin Fletcher
“Law Number XXXVI: The thickness of the proposal required to win a multimillion dollar contract is about one millimeter per million dollars. If all the proposals conforming to this standard were piled on top of each other at the bottom of the Grand Canyon it would probably be a good idea.” IfsIdeasLawWinningNumbersMillionsStandardsDollarsBottomContractsGood IdeasConformProposalMillion DollarsCanyonsGrand CanyonThickness Author:Norman Ralph Augustine
“You can display no greater wisdom than by resisting proposals for needless legislation. It is much more important to kill bad bills than to pass good ones.” ImportantGreaterBillsDisplayLegislationProposalResisting Author:Calvin Coolidge
“Sunshine takes its intelligent and honourable place in the history of grownup science fiction on the screen and on the page: a genre that seeks to break free of parochialism and think about where and why and what we are without the language of religion... I loved Sunshine for its radical proposal that humans can and will do something about a catastrophe, and that our weapons could be used up in the service of preservation.” ThinkingHumansUsedLanguageFictionBreakWeaponsPagesIntelligentScience FictionScreensRadicalGenreSunshineCatastrophePreservationProposalGrownupsParochialism Author:Peter Bradshaw
“The current health care takeover proposals feature a crucial payoff to Big Labor - a golden exemption from any tax on union members' generous health care benefits. The friends and patrons of Obama may be making out like bandits. But for everyone else, the Democrats' ideological bankruptcy comes at a nauseatingly steep price.” MayBigsCareTaxesMembersBenefitsLaborUnionsDemocratCurrentsGoldenHealth CareFeaturesGenerousCrucialProposalIdeologicalBankruptcySteepPatronPayoffBanditsExemptionTakeovers Author:Michelle Malkin
“Growth demands investment, and investment demands stability. So the more Obama stirs the pot with his proposals and potential changes, the more he retards exactly the investment he needs to get the economy moving again.” NeedsMovingGrowthEconomyDemandInvestmentPotStabilityProposalRetard Author:Dick Morris
“The most pernicious of his [Obama] proposals will be the massive Make Work Pay refundable tax credit. Dressed up as a tax cut, it will be a national welfare program, guaranteeing a majority of American households an annual check to 'refund' taxes they never paid. And it will eliminate the need for about 20% of American households to pay income taxes, lifting the proportion that need not do so to a majority of the voting population.” NeedsPayCuttingTaxesProgramPaidMajorityPopulationCreditIncomeChecksWelfareProportionVotingMassiveHouseholdProposalLiftingIncome TaxAnnualsDressed UpTax CutsPerniciousRefundsWelfare Programs Author:Dick Morris
“ACORN, you may recall, is the left-wing activist group with longtime ties to community organizer-turned-President Barack Obama. The nonprofit, which now takes in 40 percent of its revenues from American taxpayers after four decades on the public teat, has a history of engaging in voter fraud, corporate shakedowns, partisan bullying and pro-illegal immigration lobbying. The Democrats' stimulus proposals could make the group - and its lesser known but even more radical ideological allies - eligible for upward of $5 billion in new public cash.” MayLeftPresidentCommunityKnownFourGroupsPercentWingsDemocratDecadesBillionsImmigrationRadicalBarackCorporateTiesIllegalActivistVotersBullyingAlliesFraudCashRecallsEngagingRevenueProposalTaxpayersStimulusIdeologicalPartisansPresident Barack ObamaLeft WingIllegal ImmigrationOrganizerNonprofitsAcornsLobbyingVoter FraudLesser Known Author:Michelle Malkin
“When political and business leaders tell the public - any public - 'We don't trust you to make the right decision' - they prejudice that electorate against the very proposals they want it to accept and undermine public confidence in themselves.” WantPoliticalDecisionLeaderAcceptingPrejudiceProposalDon't TrustBusiness LeadersRight DecisionElectorateMake The Right Decision Author:Preston Manning
“One might reasonably wonder whether any amount of failed results would cause liberals to reevaluate the wisdom - and even fairness - of their proposals.” MightCausesResultsWonderAmountFairnessProposal Author:David Limbaugh
“I think an amnesty program... which is what the president (George W. Bush) has proposed... those are reasonable proposals.” ThinkingPresidentProgramReasonableProposalAmnestyPresident George W Bush Author:Mitt Romney
“President Bush's proposal to focus our resources on sending humans to Mars is intriguing, but it is not the most compelling reason that Americans ought to focus our interest on the Red Planet.” HumansReasonPresidentInterestFocusPlanetsOughtResourcesRedCompellingMarsProposalPresident BushIntriguingCompelling Reason Author:Jay Inslee
“I don't get debate agains guns at all. Because we have it after every mass shooting. And now a terror attack. And the proposals that are talked about almost always have nothing to do with this specific event.” EventsMassGunTerrorDebateShootingProposalMass ShootingsTerror Attacks Author:Chuck Todd
“The idea of the Overton Window is that there`s a fairly narrow window of proposals in any particular policy area that people will take seriously that wouldn`t get you written off as a kook. The way to move or expand that window is to advocate super extreme positions which change the realm of what`s politically possible because after something super nuts has been . floated, thereafter, slightly less nuts positions will start to look acceptable and moderate by comparison.” PeopleWayLooksHas BeensIdeasMovingWrittenPolicyPositionParticularAreasWindowExtremesRealmsComparisonNutsAcceptableModeratesProposal Author:Rachel Maddow
“After Donald Trump`s ban all Muslims proposal, candidate Jeb Bush reacted by calling Mr. Trump unhinged. However, that would be the same Jeb Bush who says we should only allow refugees into this country who are Christians.” ShouldCountryWould BeChristianTrumpCallingCandidatesRefugeeProposalBans Author:Rachel Maddow
“Ben Carson also denounced [Donald] Trump`s ban all Muslims proposal saying we do not and would not advocate being selective on one`s religion.” TrumpProposalBansSelectiveBen Carson Author:Rachel Maddow
“Marco Rubio calling [Donald] Trump`s ban all Muslims proposal, quote, "offensive and outlandish," it`s the same Rubio who was one upping Trump`s promise to shut down mosques. Mr. Rubio was saying he would shut down not just mosques but any place where Muslims might be radicalized - cafes, diners, any place.” MightTrumpCallingPromiseOffensiveProposalBansMosquesMarcosCafesDinersOutlandish Author:Rachel Maddow
“Many governments have faced the proposal of One Rank One Pension but no solution has been found yet.” Has BeensGovernmentFoundSolutionsProposalPension Author:Narendra Modi
“Adding a sterilant to drinking water or staple foods is a suggestion that seems to horrify people, most - than most proposals for involuntarily fertility control.” PeopleSeemsWaterDrinkingSuggestionsProposalFertilityDrinking WaterInvoluntaryStaplesDepopulation Author:John Holdren
“Look, when people came after me for doing 'Indecent Proposal' or 'Disclosure,' I thought, 'Ridiculous.' These people are trying to limit me as an actor. Are they saying I can't play these roles? Well, I've proved I can.” PeopleTryingWellsLooksI CanPlayActorsRolesLimitsRidiculousProposalDisclosure Author:Demi Moore
“As we have seen after every other [Donald] Trump controversy, this one only increased their enthusiasm for him. His supporters thought the idea of a temporary halt in Muslims coming to the U.S. was a common sense proposal in a time of great fear about terrorism.” IdeasCommonTrumpTerrorismCommon SenseEnthusiasmTemporarySupporterControversyProposalHalt Author:Steve Inskeep
“We have to remember in that Bloomberg poll, strong Republican support for [Donald ]Trump's proposal, but the country at large - strong opposition to that support.” CountryRememberStrongSupportTrumpRepublicanOppositionPollsProposal Author:Steve Inskeep
“I get that the media wants us to play theater critics and critique every other proposal. What I`m focusing on are my own policy proposals.” WantPlayMy OwnMediaPolicyTheaterCriticsWant UProposalCritique Author:Ted Cruz
“I`ve been spending a fair amount of time in the recesses of white nationalist, white supremacist social media online areas, what called itself is the "alt right", which is sort of the euphemistic term they use for what is essentially modern day white supremacy. And they are some of [Donald]Trump - this has been reported from the beginning but they are very excited about [anti-Muslim] proposal.” Has BeensUseSocialTermWhiteModernMediaTrumpAmountAreasFairsExcitedSocial MediaSpendingOnlineWhite SupremacyProposalSupremacyModern DayRecess Author:Chris Hayes
“This is Robin Hood in reverse. These tax cap proposals favor those with the most expensive properties. We are spreading the taxes to those with some of the least expensive property.” TaxesPropertyFavorsExpensiveReverseProposalCapsHoodRobinsRobin Hood Author:Clementa C. Pinckney
“How can we appraise a proposal if the terms hurled at our ears can mean anything or nothing, and change their significance with the inflection of the voice? Welfare state, national socialism, radical, liberal, conservative, reactionary and a regiment of others ... these terms in today's usage, are generally compounds of confusion and prejudice. If our attitudes are muddled, our language is often to blame. A good tonic for clearer thinking is a dose of precise, legal definition.” IfsThinkingMeanStatesTodayLanguageVoiceTermAttitudeEarsPrejudiceBlameDefinitionsConservativeSocialismConfusionRadicalWelfareSignificancePreciseProposalCompoundsDoseReactionariesUsageWelfare StateAppraise Author:Dwight D. Eisenhower
“I am a leader in the fight against the national energy tax proposal some Congressional leaders are advocating. I call this bad idea 'cap-and-tax' because of the damage it will do to jobs, manufacturing and our economy.” IdeasJobsFightingEnergyLeaderEconomyTaxesDamageProposalCapsManufacturingBad IdeasAdvocating Author:Jim Sensenbrenner
“We need to engage with the Arab world.It is not a serious proposal to say that - to the people that you're asking for their support that they can't even come to the country to even engage in a dialogue with us.” PeopleWorldNeedsCountrySupportSeriousAskingDialogueProposalArab World Author:Jeb Bush
“Barack Obama hasn't kept us safe. The problem is we had an attack in San Bernardino. And we were paying attention to the most important issue we have faced in a decade since 9/11, and then all the talk was about this proposal, which isn't going to happen.” ImportantProblemHappensAttentionIssuesSafeDecadesBarackPay AttentionProposalImportant Issues Author:Marco Rubio
“We understand that ISIS is a group that's growing in its governance of territory. It's not just Iraq and Syria. They are now a predominant group in Libya. They are beginning to pop up in Afghanistan. They are increasingly involved now in attacks in Yemen. They have Jordan in their sights. This group needs to be confronted with serious proposals.” NeedsGrowingGroupsSeriousInvolvedSightIraqPopsTerritoryAfghanistanSyriaGovernanceProposalIsisJordanLibyaYemen Author:Marco Rubio
“Most theoretical work since the proposals of Hebb (1949) and Hayek (1952) has relied upon particular forms of dependent synaptic rules in which either pre- or postsynaptic change is contingent upon closely occurring events in both neurons taking part in the synapse.” FormEventsParticularDependentTheoreticalProposalNeuronsHayek Author:Gerald Edelman
“I make the modest proposal that psychiatric care should be as easy to get as bullets at Wal-Mart.” ShouldCareEasyBulletsModestProposalEasy To GetPsychiatric Author:Andy Borowitz
“[I]nstead of spending your energy attacking the parts of the president's [health care] proposal you don't like, you can use it to strengthen the parts you do.” UseCareEnergyPresidentLike YouSpendingHealth CareAttackingProposal Author:Kathleen Sebelius
“Even before President [Barack] Obama announced actions aimed at tightening controls on gun purchases, sales were up, partly in reaction to terrorist attacks in Paris and San Bernardino. Gun dealers say the president's initiatives have spurred sales. At the same time, polling shows more than two thirds of Americans support the president's proposals, including a majority of gun owners.” TwoShowsActionPresidentSupportGunThirdsMajorityIncludingTerroristReactionsBarackParisOwnersInitiativeProposalDealerPresident Barack ObamaTerrorist AttacksPollingGun Owners Author:Rachel Martin
“One of the reasons so many nonfiction books are so boring is because what they've done, very diligently, is fulfill the terms of their proposals. They've written up their proposal, long-form, and often what this does is then set up a sort of serial deal, where the whole book can essentially be reduced back to the size of the original proposal!” LongDoeBookReasonDoneWholeFormTermDealsWrittenOriginalsSizeBoringNonfictionProposalSerialsSo Boring Author:Geoff Dyer
“Every once in a while I get the highly inappropriate proposal which is like, 'Wow, Really! You don't even know me and I don't know you at all, and you want that to happen? Tonight? Ok, I get off work at 7.30.'” KnowsWantHappensTonightWowKnow MeProposalInappropriate Author:Dwayne Johnson
“I haven't seen - I haven't heard the arguments that would make that case. And I haven't seen a proposal yet that satisfies the objections. The problem is, you create a key like this, and it can't - it's hard to say that it's going to be hidden. And then it becomes used both by our government in multiple cases, but also it could get out as far as hackers are concerned or other countries.” CountryHardProblemGovernmentUsedCasesHeardHavensKeysConcernedArgumentOther CountriesMultipleProposalObjectionsHackers Author:Angus King
“We'll review President Obama's plan [on closing Guantanamo], but since it includes bringing dangerous terrorists to facilities in U.S. communities, he should know that the bipartisan will of Congress has already been expressed against that proposal.” KnowsShouldPresidentCommunityPlansDangerousCongressTerroristReviewsPresident ObamaClosingProposalFacilityBipartisanGuantanamo Author:Audie Cornish
“This guy [Donald Trump] has not offered a single serious policy proposal, which is important if you want to be president of the United States. And Hillary Clinton is going to have clear shot to the Oval Office. And so I think there are many out there that are rooting for that outcome, so that he's the nominee. And you can see it in the coverage he's gotten.” IfsThinkingWantImportantStatesGuyPresidentUnitedUnited StatesClearPolicySeriousTrumpOfficeShotsClintonOutcomesThis GuyProposalCoverageOval Author:Marco Rubio
“This is all about creating good jobs for middle-income Americans, and it's a place where the President, frankly, has failed. His effort to put in place a series of liberal proposals he thought were historic kept his eye off the ball of getting the economy going again. It is the economy, and the American people aren't stupid. They want someone who can get this economy going again.” PeopleWantEyeJobsPresidentEffortEconomyMiddleStupidCreatingBallsSeriesIncomeHis EyesGood JobHistoricProposal Author:Mitt Romney
“I should say the leadership's proposal in the Senate and the House are very unpopular. And when people realize it will raise taxes, raise their insurance premiums cost and explode the deficit, they think twice about it.” PeopleThinkingShouldHouseRealizingCostTaxesRaisesSenateDeficitProposalThink Twice Author:Rahm Emanuel
“Without the Turkey agreement, tens of thousands of refugees would still be stuck in Greece. The Commission presented proposals for securing Europe's external borders early on, but they languished in the Council for months. As you can see, the Commission isn't asleep. Oftentimes it has to wake up the others.” StillsMonthsEuropeWake UpStuckBordersAgreementRefugeeCouncilTurkeysGreeceProposal Author:Jean-Claude Juncker