“The American people know the economy is too weak. Too many of them are suffering. So the question for Washington is, are we going to continue to play political games and - and - or are we going to say, we can do something right now to create jobs, to put money in the pockets of the middle-class, hire construction workers, teachers, veterans?” PeopleKnowsPlayJobsPoliticalSufferingGamesCan DoClassEconomyTeacherMiddleRight NowWeakWorkersMiddle ClassPocketsConstructionVeteranCan Do SomethingConstruction WorkersPolitical Games Author:David Plouffe
“I think that capitalism has just gone too far. And it is actually not limited to the United States. The excesses of capitalism is making us suffer all over the world right now.” ThinkingWorldStatesSufferingUnitedUnited StatesGoneRight NowCapitalismExcess Author:Tadao Ando
“Who would you trust right now? Which bank would you trust? Which investment would you trust? Do you really want to put your money; do you want to suffer more of these losses that we just had? You know, these volatility that we see is just unexplainable by any rational standards. Nobody has any clue about how to explain this, and nobody wants to experience that. So, we hold more money back, we don't necessarily want to invest in the market and by default, people are saving more.” PeopleKnowsWantSufferingLossRight NowStandardsInvestmentRationalSavingMore MoneyClueDefaultVolatilityUnexplainable Author:Dan Ariely
“Jewish people, we don't believe in Hell or a future place to suffer. We're suffering right now. Every one of our holidays celebrates how much we've suffered. Passover - we're celebrating 5,000 years ago, God passed over our houses and murdered all the Egyptians. We're celebrating, 'Hey, thank God we didn't get slaughtered.” PeopleYearsBelieveSufferingHouseHellRight NowYears AgoDon't BelieveCelebrateHeyHolidayThank God Author:Andy Kindler
“I have little space from the suffering of elephants right now. I wake up with it and go to sleep with it. The plight of animals in shelters, of kids used for labor for the metals in our electronics and endless other things, the fate of our water supply to dye our blue jeans and water our lawns, the sad painful life of conventionally raised meat...For me, I am working to not contribute to this. I really don't want to hurt others for my benefit.” WantLittlesKidsUsedSufferingWaterHurtSleepSpaceAnimalFateRight NowBenefitsLaborWake UpBlueRaisedPainfulEndlessMeatMetalsShelterElephantsJeansGoing To SleepLawnsPlightElectronicsBlue JeansPainful Life Author:Kristin Bauer van Straten
“I wanted to bring the book out right now because I think anyone who cares about Tibet knew there would be disturbances in the run up to the Olympics [2008]. Many Tibetans feel it's their last chance to broadcast their suffering and frustration and pain to the world before the Olympics take place and China is accepted as a modern nation and the world forgets about Tibet.” ThinkingWorldFeelsBookWould BeCareRunningWantedPainLastsSufferingNationsChanceForgetModernRight NowChinaAcceptedFrustrationOlympicsWho CaresDisturbanceTibetanTibetLast Chance Author:Pico Iyer
“It seems we are suffering from a very narrow and self serving reading of the Gospel right now.” SelfSeemsSufferingReadingRight NowServingSelf Serving Author:Richard Rohr
“First of all, do any of you here think it's a crime to help a suffering human end his agony? Any of you think it is? Say so right now. Well, then, what are we doing here?” ThinkingFirstsHumansWellsEndsHelpingSufferingCrimeRight NowAgony Author:Jack Kevorkian
“My significant other right now is myself, which is what happens when you suffer from multiple personality disorder and self-obsession.” SelfHappensSufferingPersonalityRight NowSignificantObsessionDisorderMultipleMultiple PersonalitiesSelf ObsessionSignificant OtherPersonality Disorders Author:Joaquin Phoenix
“And there are so many people in the third world suffering so horribly right now, and we are so focused on ourselves and our culture that a lot of things are showing up in our culture that are making it impossible for us to focus on others. We're so self-focused.” PeopleWorldSelfSufferingCultureFocusImpossibleRight NowThirdsFocusedThird WorldShowing UpWorld Suffering Author:Martin Sheen
“I don't think the Palestinian people or Afghan children or some other things I'm concerned about are at the top of other people's agendas - not right now, when America is going through such a recession and people are suffering across the board financially. But I think all that will change.” PeopleThinkingChildrenAmericaSufferingRight NowConcernedBoardsAgendasPalestinianRecessionsAfghan Author:Patti Smith
“Politically, the world is so confused right now - there's so much suffering caused by various movements by various parties and people in power in government.” PeopleWorldGovernmentSufferingPartyMovementRight NowVariousConfusedSo Confused Author:Alice Walker
“If you live in a past dream, you don't enjoy what is happening right now because you will always wish it to be different than it is. There is no time to miss anyone or anything because you are alive. Not enjoying what is happening right now is living in the past and being only half alive. This leads to self pity, suffering and tears.” IfsDifferentSelfDreamPastSufferingWishEnjoyHalfAliveMissingTearsRight NowHappeningsPitySelf PityLiving In The PastFour Agreements Author:Miguel Angel Ruiz