“The entire economy, of course, is locked in a down cycle right now. Last time we weathered this was during another Bush presidency in '90. We were locked in it for a year and a half and everyone came out of it.” YearsLastsCoursesHalfEconomyRight NowCyclesLockedLast TimePresidencyWeathered Author:David Talbot
“Legal immigration is good for America, if it's controlled and structured via the legal process, of course. But the problem is the system we have in place right now is broken. For example, it is completely family based which means that it's based not on what you can do or what talent you have or what merit you bring or what job you could fill, but rather on whether you know someone who already lives here.” IfsKnowsMeanProblemJobsAmericaCoursesProcessCan DoTalentExampleBrokenRight NowImmigrationMeritControlledIllegal ImmigrationLegal Immigration Author:Marco Rubio
“Baby, I have no idea how this will end. Maybe the equator will fall like a hula hoop from the earth's hips and our mouths will freeze mid-kiss on our 80th anniversary or maybe tomorrow my absolute insanity combined with the absolute obstacle course of your communication skills will leave us like a love letter in a landfill. But whatever, however, whenever this ends I want you to know that right now, I love you forever.” KnowsWantInspirationalIdeasEndsEarthPoetryFallCoursesForeverLove YouCommunicationBabyTomorrowRight NowSkillsKissingMouthsLettersAbsolutesObstaclesHipsNo IdeaInsanityCommunication SkillsI Want YouFreezeLove LetterEquatorLove You ForeverLandfillsHulaI Love You ForeverMaybe Tomorrow Author:Andrea Gibson
“Well, rates would go up whether you deregulate or not, and of course, the rates that are going up right now on the electricity side are still within the regulated framework.” WellsStillsCoursesSidesEconomyRight NowRateElectricityFramework Author:Kenneth Lay
“We are, of course, now against any other group burning Qurans. We would right now ask no one to burn Qurans. We are absolutely strong on that. It is not the time to do it.” CoursesAsksStrongGroupsRight NowBurningQuran Author:Terry Jones
“There are three foundational issues or three divisions that I should say that Sharia fits into, one is penal law of course and that is what gets all the attention, there's two countries in the world right now that actually have a Federal mandate to enact penal law according to the Sharia, that's Saudi Arabia, and Iran.” WorldShouldTwoCountryLawThreeCoursesAttentionIssuesFitRight NowIranDivisionArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisMandatesTwo CountriesSharia Author:Mark Durie
“We're an ignorant nation right now. We're not really capable, I do not think, the majority of our people, of making the decisions that have to be made at election time and particularly in the selection of their legislatures and their Congress and the presidency, of course. I don't think we're bright enough to do the job that would preserve our democracy, our republic. I think we're in serious danger.” PeopleThinkingMadeEnoughJobsCoursesNationsDecisionDemocracyDangerSeriousRight NowCapableElectionMajorityCongressIgnorantPreservesVotingRepublicIncapablePresidencySelectionLegislaturePessimisticElectorateIgnorant PeopleAnchormanElection TimeIncapability Author:Walter Cronkite
“I'm so excited. I love Peeta so much. I think that over the course of the next couple of books, he has so many interesting places to go to, character-wise. I'm ready to dive full-force into it. When I saw the movie actually, it got me energized. 'Let's go get some cameras! Let's go shoot the second one right now!'” ThinkingBookCharacterCoursesNextForceInterestingSawsWiseReadyCoupleRight NowCamerasExcitedPeetaPlaces To GoInteresting Places Author:Josh Hutcherson
“I mean, the piano, of course, but I think the piano should be taught in school just like mathematics, just like reading, writing and arithmetic. I'd say reading, writing, arithmetic and rhythm. But that should be a prerequisite, because then the quality of music in the world at least in the United States, would be much better, if everyone knew something about the piano and about music, they would know this is not good. Right now, there is so much music out that's not good, but no one knows the public doesn't know.” IfsThinkingKnowsWorldShouldWritingMeanStatesWould BeSchoolCoursesReadingUnitedQualityUnited StatesTaughtRight NowMathematicsRhythmPianoArithmeticPrerequisitesReading Writing Author:Gary Bartz
“Of course the issue of ending war, and creating prosperity; they're overarching issues all the time. But right now, the challenge to this generation I believe is the climate crisis. It's a national security issue, it's a health issue in terms of clean air, it's a competitiveness issue in terms of innovation and it's a moral issue to preserve the planet for the next generation.” BelieveWarCoursesNextI BelieveTermChallengesMoralIssuesGenerationsAirSecurityPlanetsRight NowCreatingInnovationCrisisCleanClimateProsperityPreservesNational SecurityNext GenerationThis GenerationCompetitivenessMoral IssuesHealth IssuesClean Air Author:Nancy Pelosi
“I know right now she has no idea who I am, but I'd like to collaborate with Enya one day. Of course I'd love to work with Jay-Z, maybe even Phil Collins. I love his voice.” KnowsIdeasCoursesVoiceRight NowOne DayWho I AmNo Idea Author:Nicki Minaj
“Serena and I have done some great career planning, and we're playing really at the peak of our tennis right now. I think tennis has been a sport where people play this insane schedule from 14 years old, so of course at 26, it's over. We've really paced ourselves.” PeopleThinkingYearsHas BeensDonePlayCoursesSportsCareersRight NowPlanningInsaneTennisSchedules Author:Venus Williams
“Literary fiction and poetry are real marginalized right now. There's a fallacy that some of my friends sometimes fall into, the ol' "The audience is stupid. The audience only wants to go this deep. Poor us, we're marginalized because of TV, the great hypnotic blah, blah." You can sit around and have these pity parties for yourself. Of course this is bullshit. If an art form is marginalized it's because it's not speaking to people. One possible reason is that the people it's speaking to have become too stupid to appreciate it. That seems a little easy to me.” PeopleIfsWantWritingLittlesArtRealSometimesReasonSeemsFormFallCoursesEasyPoorPartyFictionAudienceStupidTvsRight NowMy FriendsAppreciatePityBullshitFallacyMarginalizedBlahHypnoticPity Party Author:David Foster Wallace
“What about you? Are you happiest and saddest right now that you've ever been?" "Of course I am." "Why?" "Because nothing makes me happier and nothing makes me sadder than you.” CoursesRight NowSaddest Book:The History of Love: A Novel Source: The History of Love: A Novel