“The main issue was deciding what to play: Should it be old Ramones material or new material? I had about three albums worth of new material, but I knew that people would rather hear the Ramones songs.” PeopleShouldPlaySongThreeIssuesMaterialsAlbumsRamones Author:Dee Dee Ramone
“When I resigned, I put the U.S. Government on notice that I'm going to stick to policy issues, that I have no intention of going out and blowing the cover off of the intelligence operations, that those are truly sensitive and they should not be exposed.” ShouldGovernmentIssuesPolicySticksIntentionOperationsSensitiveExposedGoing OutResigned Author:Scott Ritter
“The point is that there is tremendous hypocrisy among the Christian right. And I think that Christian voters should start looking at global warming and extreme poverty as a religious issue that speaks to the culture of life.” ThinkingShouldChristianCultureSpeakReligiousPovertyIssuesExtremesHypocrisyGlobal WarmingVotersChristian RightExtreme Poverty Author:Al Franken
“When was the last time you saw a documentary that fundamentally changed the way you think? ...Pandora’s Promise is built around what should be the real liberal agenda: looking at an issue not with orthodoxy, but with open eyes.” ThinkingWayShouldRealEyeLastsIssuesSawsChangedPromiseBuiltAgendasLast TimeDocumentariesOrthodoxyPandoraOpen Eyes Author:Owen Gleiberman
“Climate change has happened because of human behaviour, therefore it’s only natural it should be us, human beings, to address this issue. It may not be too late if we take decisive actions today.” IfsShouldHumansMayTodayActionNaturalHuman BeingsIssuesHappenedLateClimateClimate ChangeAddressesToo LateBehaviourHuman BehaviourDecisive Action Author:Ban Ki-moon
“I think from a moral issue, CEOs should not be making - whether it's 270 or 300 times more than their workers are making.” ThinkingShouldMoralIssuesWorkersCeoMoral Issues Author:Hillary Clinton
“The environmental assessment should give us the answers to all the issues that have been raised: potential lead migration, endangered species, noise abatement and proper disposal of shot, shells and things.” GivingShouldHas BeensAnswersIssuesShotsRaisedSpeciesEnvironmentalNoiseShellsAssessmentMigrationEndangered Species Author:Steven Hall
“To suggest that the president should be censured because you don't agree with the legal advice he got seems to me to just -- to be out of the ballpark in terms of the way we can sensibly discuss and talk about issues like this.” WayShouldSeemsPresidentTermIssuesAdviceAgreeBallparks Author:Jon Schmidt
“The old parties are husks, with no real soul within either, divided on artificial lines, boss-ridden and privilege-controlled, each a jumble of incongruous elements, and neither daring to speak out wisely and fearlessly on what should be said on the vital issues of the day.” ShouldSaidRealSoulPoliticalSpeakLinesPartyLibertyIssuesElementsPrivilegeLibertarianBossControlledDividedArtificialDaringLibertarianismSpeaks Out Book:Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century Source: Theodore Roosevelt on Bravery: Lessons from the Most Courageous Leader of the Twentieth Century
“My reason for arguing against abolishing these types of sports isn't some kind of lofty, philosophical rationale. It's just that I did it and I liked it. It comes down to a libertarian issue for me. I feel that if I know the risks and I want to take them, I should be allowed to do so.” IfsKnowsWantFeelsShouldKindReasonSportsIssuesRiskTypePhilosophicalLibertarianArguingLoftyRationale Author:Jonathan Gottschall
“If school principals have given up on the important things and are focusing on discipline, they are creating a certain, diluted reality. In an organization that functions properly, discipline should be a marginal issue.” IfsShouldImportantRealitySchoolCertainGivenIssuesDisciplineCreatingOrganizationFunctionImportant ThingsPrincipalGiven UpSchool Principal Author:Itay Talgam
“Faithiest resonated with me in many ways-not only because, like Chris, I am a gay former-Christian atheist who still thinks of my religious neighbors as fellow truth-seekers-but also because I deeply appreciated the book's nuanced approach to contentious issues. This is an important contribution to current debates, one which should be read not only for its valuable content but also for its exemplary tone: warm, engaging, optimistic, and humble.” ThinkingWayShouldStillsImportantBookChristianReligiousIssuesGayApproachFellowsAtheistCurrentsHumbleValuableWarmNeighborDebateOptimisticFormerToneContributionEngagingAppreciatedSeekersChristian AtheistExemplaryContentiousImportant ContributionsTruth Seekers Author:John Corvino