“The light bulb going off in my head was a fear that in this pivotal moment in history, when America faces so many serious problems, when the middle class and working class of this country are being decimated, that there were not voices out there representing the tens of millions of people who needed a voice. And the idea of going through a campaign where there is not a serious discussion about the most important issues facing America, where there are not voices out there representing people who are hurting - that seemed to me unacceptable.” PeopleImportantIdeasCountryMomentsProblemLightAmericaFacesVoiceHurtClassMillionsIssuesMiddleSeriousNeededCampaignsDiscussionMiddle ClassWorking ClassRepresentingBulbsImportant IssuesLight BulbPivotalPivotal Moments Author:Bernie Sanders
“Russia committed an act of aggression in Ukraine, and that's the first time since 1945 a European country has seized the territory of another European country. That's serious business. They started a war with their neighbor. Their troops as well as the separatists funded and controlled by Russia are killing people just about every day.” PeopleFirstsWellsWarCountrySeriousFirst TimeKillingCommittedNeighborRussiaControlledTerritoryAggressionTroopsUkraineEuropean CountriesSerious Business Author:Daniel Fried
“Look at the ozone story. As long as it was the southern hemisphere that was being threatened, there was very little talk about it. When it was discovered in the north, very quickly actions were taken to do something about it. Right now there's discussion of putting serious effort into developing a malaria vaccine, because global warming might extend malaria to the rich countries, so something should be done about it.” ShouldLooksLittlesLongCountryDoneStoriesMightActionEffortRichTakenSeriousRight NowDevelopingDiscussionGlobal WarmingSouthernThreatenedVaccinesHemisphereMalariaRich CountriesOzone Author:Noam Chomsky
“We face a climate crisis now that is the most serious challenge our civilization has ever confronted. And the greatest country in the world [America] has to remain a part of this unprecedented global agreement to deal with it.” WorldCountryAmericaFacesChallengesDealsSeriousCivilizationCrisisClimateAgreementUnprecedented Author:Al Gore
“We need to do whatever we can, legally and within our power, to remove Donald Trump from office as fast as possible before something serious happens in this country.” NeedsCountryHappensSeriousTrumpOfficeRemove Author:Reza Aslan
“I don't have any problem with the United States acting on behalf of its own interests. That's what big powers do; that's what all countries do. I would just like to see us analyze in a serious way what really is in our interest. Sometimes we intervene in foreign countries in ways that seem successful at first. In the end, however, we wind up with unpredicted consequences that make us regret those operations.” WayFirstsEndsCountrySometimesStatesProblemBigsSeemsInterestUnitedActingUnited StatesSuccessfulSeriousWindRegretConsequenceOperationsBehalfForeign Countries Author:Stephen Kinzer
“Things are getting worse. You know, when you look at this campaign, and you realize the enormously serious issues this country faces, right, we got a collapsing middle class. We have more wealth and income inequality today than we've had since the 1920s. We have all of these enormous issues.” CountryTodayRealizingWealthSeriousInequalityMiddle Class Author:Bernie Sanders
“Being known for Bond, certainly when you're in foreign countries, makes people curious. You get to see presidents because their wives were curious; their children were curious about Bond or The Saint or whatever. Then once you have your foot through the door, you can then let them see that you're serious about what you're talking about, and not just a twit.” PeopleChildrenCountryPresidentWifeSeriousSaintCurious Author:Roger Moore
“I really like the idea of consumption tax, and most countries have a pretty serious consumption tax. It's called a value-added tax or a goods and services tax ... It's a sales tax. It doesn't tax labor, it doesn't tax savings or investment - it taxes consumption.” CountrySeriousTaxesLaborInvestment Author:T.R. Reid
“And in the wake of Trump's elections, there have been reports across the country of intimidation, harassment and violence against those very groups. So if Trump is serious about unifying the country, if this is a thing he wants to do, then I think he needs to immediately speak against these acts of intimidation, harassment and violence that are happening to some degree in the name of the campaign that he ran.” ThinkingCountrySpeakViolenceSeriousElectionRanHarassmentIntimidation Author:Newt Gingrich
“We are at this moment where what concerns me is that we're all so caught up in Donald Trump, James Comey, and David Kushner, and Mike Flynn, that it's in danger of overwhelming the real story, which is what the Russians did and tried to do. I contend that it was the most serious attack on our country since September 11, 2001. It was deliberate, it was sophisticated, it was conscious, and it was in some ways successful.” RealCountryMomentsSuccessfulDangerSeriousConsciousConcernOverwhelmingSophisticatedSeptemberCaught UpSeptember 11September 11 2001 Author:Angus King
“My goal is to maintain the international norm on banning chemical weapons. I want that enforcement to be real. I want it to be serious. I want people to understand that gassing innocent people, delivering chemical weapons against children is not something we do. It's prohibited in active wars between countries. We certainly don't do it against kids. And we've got to stand up for that principle.” PeopleChildrenWarRealCountryKidsGoalSeriousInnocentBeing RealNorm Author:Barack Obama
“I see, from my vantage point as the vice-chair of the Legal Services Corporation, a serious crisis going on in this country. Eighty percent of low-income people have no access to the civil justice system, meaning anything but criminal law.” PeopleCountryJusticeSeriousCrisisJustice SystemCriminal Law Author:Martha Minow
“I think this book, Matthew Desmond's "Evicted: Poverty and Profit in the American City.", if you have a friend who is a public official, hand him or her this book. It's that important. And this book raises some serious questions about what kind of country do we want to be.” ThinkingKindImportantBookCountryPovertySerious Author:Daniel H. Pink
“It's better for the country when each party looks like it stands for something serious, for some big things, but they're not narrow and they're not bought.” CountryPartySerious Author:Peggy Noonan
“Cooperating in something as visible as space exploration and space flight can only improve relations between the two countries because what happens is, you're working on a common project in a very visible light and so, you're motivated to not have conflicts with each other in other areas. And bringing up China is a good example. In the early '90's, China got serious about wanting to launch astronauts into space and they were actually quite successful in launching many communication satellites. They went ahead and in 2003 they launched their first astronaut into space.” CountryCommonSuccessfulSeriousCommunicationConflictRelationFlightExplorationMotivatedAstronautSpace Exploration Author:Leroy Chiao
“Every writer owes something to a particular tradition he/she grew up in. But no serious writer - other than the militantly nationalist ones - would reduce his/her domain of influence to a single tradition. Furthermore, historical breaks are so common and large in Europe that there are ruptures in every tradition which then connect the same generations across national borders. Younger Eastern European writers, for instance, have more in common with other writers of the same age in Europe, than with the previous, communist-era generations in their own countries.” CountryAgeCommonBreakInfluenceSeriousTraditionHistoricalEastern Author:Aleksandar Hemon
“Egypt's priorities in fact are all related to the environment: food, water, health, energy, employment and education. Egypt is facing some very serious environmental challenges. The country has limited natural resources and has to decide how to manage these to meet the needs of a growing population.” CountryEnergyWaterNaturalChallengesEnvironmentSeriousEnvironmentalPrioritiesManageNatural Resources Author:Mindy Baha El Din
“I think that the big issue people haven't talked about for the Iranians - and, obviously, for the Americans - is Iraq. Iran can be a tremendous help to the United States in Iraq. I don't think the Iranians have a particular preference for John McCain or Barack Obam - for them, it's the candidate who is willing to recognize that they are an important country that can have a serious effect on Middle East peace.” PeopleThinkingImportantCountryHelpingSeriousBarackMccain Author:Hooman Majd
“America is very conservative. It is not a very modern country. If you look at the population, they are very serious, very nice, very good people. I love the Americans. But they are too serious to be modern. But it's not too late. With the last election, America has proven that it's a very young country at heart. We have big hopes in the world that we can again love America for what it is.” PeopleWorldHeartCountryNiceModernSeriousElectionVery GoodConservativeGood PeopleVery Nice Author:Luigi Colani