“If you call yourself an American that means that you have embraced the constitution, because that is what an American is. A citizen of the United States of America is someone who has sworn an oath of allegiance to that document, to the words, to the ideals of that document. Right now we have citizens who don't even understand what that document is.” IfsMeanStatesAmericaUnitedUnited StatesCitizensRight NowIdealsConstitutionDocumentsUnited States Of AmericaAllegianceOath Author:Scott Ritter
“Men: Stand in solidarity with women. Women, if you were born female, you were born on a battlefield. You will be punished for even saying that out loud, but the grim truth is you're going to be punished no matter what for the 'sin' of being female. Battering is the most commonly committed violent crime in the United States. That's a man beating a woman. Globally, half of all women will experience life-threatening violence from a man. Half. That's more hatred than I can comprehend. Right now, that battlefield is such a slaughter that we can't even collect our wounded.” IfsMenI CanMatterStatesBornSinUnitedHalfUnited StatesViolenceCrimeRight NowTruth IsFemaleHatredNo Matter WhatCommittedViolentLoudWoundedSolidarityThreateningMen WomenBattlefieldsSlaughterGrimViolent CrimesBattering Author:Lierre Keith
“One would suppose that the battle for religious liberty was won in the United States two hundred years ago. However, in the time since, and right now, powerful voices are always raised in favor of bigotry and thought control. It is useful, then, to have a compendium of the thoughts of great men and women of all faiths (and of none) on the subject, to convince us that we men and woman of freedom are not and never have been alone.” MenYearsHas BeensTwoStatesVoiceReligiousUnitedPowerfulLibertyUnited StatesAtheismSubjectsRight NowBattleHundredMen And WomenYears AgoRaisedPositive AtheismFavorsGreat MenConvinceBigotryReligious LibertyConvince Us Author:Isaac Asimov
“We [the United States] are the world's only superpower right now, so everyone notices every bit of what we do or don't do.” WorldStatesBitsUnitedUnited StatesRight NowSuperpower Author:Michael Beschloss
“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
“I don't think any sensible person would disagree that the invasion of Iraq led to the massive level of instability that we're seeing right now. I think that was one of the worst foreign policy blunders in the modern history of the United States.” ThinkingPersonsStatesLevelsUnitedUnited StatesSeeingModernWorstPolicyRight NowIraqMassiveDisagreeSensibleForeign PolicyInvasionBlundersInstabilityModern History Author:Bernie Sanders
“We have huge national security issues in this country, and the United States Senate ought to be pushing President [Barack] Obama towards the proper policies that right now are a complete disaster based on his policies.” CountryStatesPresidentUnitedUnited StatesIssuesSecurityPolicyHugeOughtRight NowDisasterBarackPushingSenateNational SecurityPresident Barack Obama Author:Jeb Bush
“Think about it. Right now, a whole generation of young (customers) in the United States has been brought up to take computers for granted. Pointing a mouse is no more mysterious to them than hitting the "on" button on the television is to their parents.” ThinkingHas BeensStatesWholeYoungParentUnitedUnited StatesGenerationsTelevisionRight NowComputerCustomersMysteriousGrantedHittingButtonsMicePointing Author:Andy Grove
“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
“Coal is the moral choice, particularly for the developing world... The model for the world right now should be Australia. Australia gets it. Scientifically they get it, politically they get it and particularly when it comes to the United Nations, they get it. They are pulling out of this, they are repealing their carbon tax and Canada seems to be intrigued by what Australia is doing.” WorldShouldSeemsChoicesNationsUnitedMoralRight NowTaxesModelsDevelopingCanadaAustraliaPullingCarbonCoalUnited NationsIntriguedMoral ChoicesRepealingCarbon Tax Author:Marc Morano
“Right now, the United States of America is the patient. And the patient is in critical condition and will not be cured by political correctness and will not be cured by timidity.” StatesAmericaPoliticalUnitedUnited StatesConditionsRight NowPatientCriticalUnited States Of AmericaPolitical CorrectnessCorrectnessTimidity Author:Benjamin Carson
“Here's the bigger problem with all this, we're not interrogating anybody right now. Guantanamo's being emptied by this president. We should be putting people into Guantanamo, not emptying it out, and we shouldn't be releasing these killers who are rejoining the battlefield against the United States.” PeopleShouldStatesProblemPresidentUnitedUnited StatesRight NowBiggerKillersBattlefieldsGuantanamoBigger ProblemsRejoining Author:Marco Rubio
“That's a question best put to Bernie Sanders himself, but I think that he will probably put forward ideas that are related to the corrupting role of Citizens United and Buckley versus Valeo court decisions and the need to restore a by-and-for-the-people republic envisioned in our Constitution instead of the of-, by- and for-the-most-powerful system that we have right now.” PeopleThinkingNeedsIdeasDecisionUnitedPowerfulRolesCitizensRight NowConstitutionCourtRelatedMost PowerfulRepublicVersusCourt DecisionCitizens United Author:Jeff Merkley
“In general, I think what Donald Trump's message is, is: I'm a very practical, execution-oriented entrepreneur who built a successful business. I've demonstrated an ability to go global with my business. I can get along with a lot of different people. There are certain problems in the United States right now born from faulty policy. So what is happening right now is the lower and middle class are being left behind by the globalization and by the global elite. I think that's basically his message, and Bernie Sanders' is similar.” PeopleThinkingI CanDifferentStatesProblemCertainLeftBornAbilityUnitedBehindsClassUnited StatesSuccessfulMiddlePolicyTrumpRight NowMessagesHappeningsBuiltEntrepreneurPracticalsMiddle ClassElitesExecutionGlobalizationLeft BehindDifferent PeoplesSuccessful Business Author:Anthony Scaramucci
“We have the greatest resource universities in the world, the only place in the world. We have the most productive workforce in the world. We have the most agile venture capitalists in the world. We have a situation where right now in the United States of America, we are near energy independent. North America is beginning to be the epicenter of energy. What is it that makes people think that this is not going to be the American century? I don't get it.” PeopleThinkingWorldStatesAmericaEnergyUnitedSituationUnited StatesCenturyRight NowResourcesIndependentUniversityProductiveCapitalistUnited States Of AmericaVenturePlaces In The WorldNorth AmericaWorkforceVenture Capitalists Author:Joe Biden
“I read that 36% of Latin kids drop out of high school, and we're the most bullied minority in schools right now. And my son had troubles in elementary school. So that made me really question being Latin in the United States.” MadeStatesKidsSchoolUnitedUnited StatesTroubleSonRight NowHigh SchoolMinoritiesMy SonLatinBulliedElementary School Author:John Leguizamo
“Look, we're living in a crazy time right now. There's a lot of craziness going on in the world and in the United States in particular.” WorldLooksStatesUnitedUnited StatesCrazyParticularRight NowCrazinessCrazy Times Author:Mike Jackson
“There are diverse ways in which - right now, terror and all that goes with it is a prime concern. It's a concern of the United States. It's a concern of India. Joint strategies, cooperation, joint sharing of intelligence, in controlling terrorism, in making the world free from terror. I think that's the fundamental, I think, consideration if our development aspirations are to be fulfilled. And I think our two countries can cooperate.” IfsThinkingWorldWayTwoCountryStatesUnitedUnited StatesDevelopmentRight NowConcernIndiaFundamentalsStrategyTerrorTerrorismAspirationConsiderationPrimeCooperationDiverseFulfilledJointsTwo Countries Author:Manmohan Singh
“The issue has two dimensions. One is the legal dimension and the other one is the issue at the realpolitik. [In the] legal realm, we believe in equal rights for all people in all nations. If Israel, the United States, Russia, Pakistan, other countries, China, have the right to have a nuclear program and nuclear bomb, Iran, too, must have that same right. Now, at the realm of realpolitik, because there is a global consensus against Iran, and because there are all manner of dangers facing Iran, I am opposed to this program.” PeopleIfsBelieveTwoCountryStatesNationsUnitedUnited StatesIssuesRightsDangerRight NowEqualProgramIsraelChinaNuclearRussiaRealmsBombsDimensionsIranOther CountriesPakistanConsensusEqual RightsNuclear BombRealpolitik Author:Akbar Ganji
“Then there is another area of activity - economic interaction between Russia and the United States. Right now, for example, it has already been made public that we signed a large deal to privatise one of our biggest oil and gas companies, Rosneft. We know for sure that US companies, as well as Japanese ones, by the way, are keenly interested in cooperation in Russia's oil and gas sector, in joint work. This has immense significance for world energy markets and will directly affect the whole world economy.” KnowsWorldWayWellsMadeStatesWholeEnergyUnitedDealsCompanyUnited StatesEconomyEconomicExampleRight NowActivityAreasOilRussiaWhole WorldGasSignificanceCooperationInteractionImmenseJointsWorld EconomyOil And Gas Author:Vladimir Putin
“We probably have, right now, after the Civil Rights movement - and this was very unfortunate - the most glaring time of giving up on Africa, saying we're Americans. We are Americans. I'm not arguing that point. So are the Italians. So are the Germans. So are the Jews. We're Americans with an historical geography of origins outside of the United States as all people, maybe except the indigenous Americans who came here so long ago, who have generations of people whose historical origins are right here but whose initial historical origins are somewhere in Asia.” PeopleGivingLongStatesUnitedUnited StatesRightsGenerationsMovementRight NowGiving UpHistoricalJewArguingCivil RightsLong AgoUnfortunateAsiaInitialsIndigenousGeographyCivil Rights Movement Author:John Henrik Clarke
“We must become the United States of America that represents every community, that represents every individual. And we will ultimately become a stronger nation, but right now we are a divided nation.” StatesAmericaIndividualNationsCommunityUnitedUnited StatesRight NowStrongerDividedUnited States Of America Author:Al Sharpton
“If you look back at the first Gulf war, the Arabs sent forces, they sent money. So their interests in Iraq are clear, but they're nowhere to be seen now. Why? Because right now, it's dangerous to be seen as supporting the United States.” IfsFirstsLooksWarStatesForceInterestUnitedUnited StatesClearDangerousRight NowIraqGulf War Author:Brent Scowcroft
“I think that Russia is very aware that they are on notice when it comes to certain issues. They are very aware that we do want to try and defeat ISIS together, if that's at all possible, along with our allies. But there's no love or anything going on with Russia right now. They get that we're getting our strength back, that we're getting our voice back, and that we're starting to lead again. And honestly, at the United Nations, that's the number one comment I get is they're just so happy to see the United States lead again.” IfsThinkingWantTryingStatesTogetherCertainNationsVoiceUnitedNumbersUnited StatesIssuesRight NowStartingDefeatHonestlyRussiaCommentAlliesUnited NationsIsisNo Love Author:Nikki Haley
“"The whole world is three drinks behind. If everyone in the world would take three drinks, we would have no trouble. If Stalin, Truman and everybody else in the world had three drinks right now, we’d all loosen up and we wouldn’t need the United Nations.” IfsWorldNeedsWholeThreeNationsUnitedBehindsTroubleDrinkRight NowWhole WorldUnited NationsTruman Author:Humphrey Bogart