“Colombia is a different country today. The state is now present in every single corner, the drug lords are in jail or dead. So we have the means to guarantee the security of FARC politicians.” MeanDifferentCountryStatesTodayLordSecurityPoliticianDrugCornersGuaranteesJailColombiaDifferent Countries Author:Juan Manuel Santos
“To save the banks from making losses that would wipe out their net worth, you'll have to get rid of Social Security. It means that you'll essentially have to abolish government and turn it over to the banking system to run, with an idea that the role of governments is to extract income from the economy to pay to the bondholders and the banks.” MeanIdeasGovernmentRunningTurnsSocialLossPayRolesEconomySecurityIncomeSocial SecurityBankingWipeAbolishBanking SystemNet WorthRole Of Government Author:Michael Hudson
“Climate change is a real consequence of human activity and we have a moral obligation to address this challenge. That means reducing carbon pollution and accelerating our transition to clean energy, not only to protect our planet, but also to ensure our national security.” MeanRealEnergyChallengesMoralSecurityProtectConsequenceClimate ChangeObligationPollutionNational SecurityClean EnergyMoral Obligation Author:Jason Kander
“In the area of international security, taking into account that the United States and Russia are the largest nuclear powers: We are ready to jointly work to strengthen the non-proliferation regime for weapons of mass destruction and their means of delivery. We are ready to work together, and much closer than before, on the problem of fighting terrorism, international terrorism, and here we certainly have vast opportunities.” MeanStatesProblemTogetherFightingOpportunityUnitedUnited StatesSecurityReadyWeaponsMassAreasDestructionAccountsInternationalTerrorismNuclearRussiaWorking TogetherRegimesNational SecurityWeapons Of Mass DestructionMass DestructionDeliveryNuclear PowerProliferationFighting TerrorismInternational Terrorism Author:Vladimir Putin
“Often, we take stability - peace in terms of security and economic activity - to mean a country is doing well. We forget the third and important pillar of rule of law and respect for human rights, because no country can long remain prosperous without that third pillar.” HumansWellsMeanLongImportantCountryLawTermForgetRightsEconomicSecurityActivityThirdsHuman RightsStabilityProsperousRule Of LawPillars Author:Kofi Annan
“Freedom without security portends chaos, perpetual anxiety and fear. Security without freedom means slavery. So, each on its own is awful; only together they make for a good life. But, a big "but": being both necessary, complementing each other, they are nevertheless virtually incompatible.” MeanBigsTogetherSecurityAnxietySlaveryChaosAwfulGood LifePerpetualNeverthelessAnxiety And Fear Author:Zygmunt Bauman
“The more security we have, the less freedom there is; more freedom means less security. You can hardly enough of both at the same time.” MeanEnoughSecurity Author:Zygmunt Bauman
“Security is the slogan for people who feel unable to function by their own means.” PeopleFeelsMeanSecurityFunctionSlogans Author:Zygmunt Bauman
“Refugee today means somebody who has no home. No homeland. No security. No government to protect him or her. And it is of course one feels not only uprooted, one feels useless. One feels always surrounded by hostile forces. Arousing suspicion.” FeelsMeanHomeGovernmentTodayCoursesForceSecurityProtectUselessSuspicionRefugeeHostileHomeland Author:Elie Wiesel
“What America first means is we put the national interests of the United States and the well-being of our own country and our own people first. Our foreign policy, first and foremost, should be focused on the defense of American freedom, security and rights.” PeopleShouldFirstsWellsMeanCountryStatesAmericaInterestUnitedUnited StatesRightsSecurityPolicyFocusedDefenseWell BeingForeign PolicyNational InterestsAmerican Freedom Author:Pat Buchanan
“[It is important] to have stability and to have security, which means humanitarian equals fighting terrorists. You cannot talk about humanitarian aid and supporting the terrorists at the same time. You cannot, you have to choose.” MeanImportantFightingSecurityHumanitarianAidsTerroristStabilityHumanitarian Aid Author:Bashar al-Assad
“To the extent that President Trump means strengthened border security, I am fully in favor of the idea that the rule of the law, secure borders and public safety should prevail. Drugs should not enter illegally. Migration should take place in accordance with lawful norms and secure and safe procedures.” ShouldMeanIdeasLawPresidentSecurityTrumpDrugSafeSafetyFavorsSecureBordersNormProceduresMigrationPublic SafetyBorder Security Author:Alan Bersin
“The label YA actually means nothing except that the protagonists, or some of them, are young. Publishers like it because it is a secure marketing niche. But the cost of security is exclusion from literary consideration.” MeanYoungSecurityCostMarketingSecureLabelsConsiderationPublishersNicheExclusionProtagonists Author:Ursula K. Le Guin
“Basically my point of view on unicorns is that private companies which have sky high valuations, it doesn't really mean anything in the real world until it's marked to market. And there's only two ways things get marked to market in venture capital: Either a company is acquired by another company for cash or marketable security, or it goes public, and then it has reporting requirements and then the market will determine the value.” WorldWayMeanTwoRealValuesViewsCompanySkySecurityDeterminePoint Of ViewReal WorldCashVentureRequirementsReally MeanTwo WaysUnicornValuationVenture CapitalSky High Author:Kevin Kinsella