“It is an assumption that there is always one single dimension for assessing persons and their actions that has canonical priority. This is the dimension of moral evaluation; "good/evil" is supposed always to trump any other form of evaluation, but that is an assumption, probably the result of the long history of the Christianisation and then gradual de-Christianisation of Europe, which one need not make. Evaluation need not mean moral evaluation, but might include assessments of efficiency, ... simplicity, perspicuousness, aesthetic appeal, and so on.” NeedsMeanPersonsLongMightActionFormEvilResultsMoralTrumpEuropeSimplicityPrioritiesAppealsAssumptionDimensionsAestheticEfficiencyAssessmentEvaluationGood EvilAssessing Author:Raymond Geuss
“First, perseverance trumps talent. Second, do what you want to do, otherwise why bother? Third, be ethical; it might rub off on others. Fourth, don't give up.” WantGivingFirstsMightTalentTrumpGiving UpThirdsPerseveranceWhat You WantBotherEthicalFourthDon't Give UpWhy Bother Author:Jay Maisel
“Trump's last name is an omen that he'll win the Republican nomination, since "trump" means "triumph." One might suggest that this will constitute the triumph of insanity over reason, except that none of the other Republican candidates make any sense either. Trump just makes them seem less crazy by comparison.” MeanReasonSeemsMightLastsWinningNamesCrazyTrumpRepublicanTriumphInsanityCandidatesComparisonNominationsOmen Author:Michael R. Burch
“Marco Rubio calling [Donald] Trump`s ban all Muslims proposal, quote, "offensive and outlandish," it`s the same Rubio who was one upping Trump`s promise to shut down mosques. Mr. Rubio was saying he would shut down not just mosques but any place where Muslims might be radicalized - cafes, diners, any place.” MightTrumpCallingPromiseOffensiveProposalBansMosquesMarcosCafesDinersOutlandish Author:Rachel Maddow
“Bernie Sanders are the only person who talks about the kinds of things that might be driving people to support Donald Trump in such large numbers in the Republican Party.” PeopleKindPersonsMightPartyNumbersSupportTrumpRepublicanDrivingRepublican PartyLarge Numbers Author:Rachel Maddow
“Lets us all have an open conversation about what this might mean if [Donald] Trump gets his way or how we might be able to adjust that and make American people safer.” PeopleIfsWayMeanMightAbleTrumpConversation Author:Ted Cruz
“What I do respect is that Donald Trump knows that it is an emotional appeal and it might be emotional appeals that I don`t - can`t expect.But he knows that you have to appeal to the voter, and that`s why I may be wrong. I made a big deal about there`s no way he`s going to win.” KnowsWayMayMadeBigsMightWinningDealsEmotionalTrumpAppealsVotersBig DealEmotional Appeal Author:Lawrence O'Donnell
“Donald Trump would not lose a single voter over any report indicating that his tax plan might not work.” MightLosesPlansTrumpTaxesReportsVoters Author:Lawrence O'Donnell
“I do think whatever the short-term gain for [Donald]Trump might've been by skipping the Fox debate, it was also kind of - it could become a landmark moment. He has now showed the media that he doesn't need them and that he has the people behind him.” PeopleThinkingNeedsKindMomentsMightTermBehindsMediaTrumpGainsDebateFoxesShort TermLandmarks Author:Ryan Grim
“The other theory is because Donal Trump is not been vetted and no attacks on him have really been tested by Republicans, that is an unknown. He might be a paper tiger if somebody would only go after him.” IfsMightTheoryTrumpRepublicanPaperTigersTested Author:Joy-Ann Reid
“Republican party leaders have been worrying about the damage a [Donald] Trump nomination could do to the party, but also what might happen if he left the GOP and took his supporters with him. But Trump said he would stay a Republican and do everything in his power to beat Hillary Clinton.” IfsHas BeensSaidMightHappensLeftPartyLeaderWorryTrumpRepublicanBeatsClintonDamageSupporterRepublican PartyNominationsGop Author:Ted Cruz
“Voters are saying "I like this guy [Donald Trump]. He just might shake this place up."” MightGuyTrumpShakesVotersThis Guy Author:Jeff Sessions
“From Mr. [Donald] Trump's perspective, right, he simply heard [Vladimir] Putin compliment him. He then responded by complimenting him. He never thought that he might be being played.” MightHeardPerspectiveTrumpComplimentPutinBeing Played Author:Michael Morell
“That's what Donald Trump said when he starts talking about, "The Second Amendment people might have..." "You're not taking my guns. No matter who you appoint to the court, you're not taking my guns," is all it means, pure and simple. If everybody could just take a breath here and let's get back to who's really doing damage to our country.” PeopleIfsMeanSaidCountryMatterMightSimpleTalkingTrumpPureGunBreathsCourtOur CountryDamageGet BackAmendmentsSecond Amendment Author:Rush Limbaugh
“Go back and read Sinclair Lewis - It Can't Happen Here or Babbitt. For a guy or girl who's going to do an hour of political comedy, it might be a little rough, sure. But I think if you're spending 10 minutes or less, and you're talking about - not necessarily [Donald Trump] but his supporters and the media coverage, there's all kinds of angles to explore. It doesn't just have to be simply, "This guy is crazy!" It's more about the idea of that kind of guy rising to the prominence he has, to actually become the Republican candidate.” IfsThinkingKindLittlesIdeasMightHappensPoliticalGuyGirlHoursTalkingComedyCrazyMinutesMediaTrumpRepublicanSpendingAll KindsCandidatesRisingRoughSupporterAngleThis GuyCoverageProminenceMedia Coverage Author:David Cross
“What was really interesting in his speech, which, by the way, had (inaudible) footnotes - the written version of it - which might be a personal record for Donald Trump - the source of a lot of his numbers on the free trade section of the speech came from an organization called the Economic Policy Institute, which was a think tank or is a think tank that was founded by labor unions to promote the labor unions' point of view on free trade agreements.” ThinkingWayMightInterestingViewsNumbersRecordsWrittenEconomicPolicySourceTrumpSpeechLaborOrganizationTradeUnionsPoint Of ViewVersionsAgreementSectionsTanksReally InterestingInstituteFree TradeEconomic PolicyLabor UnionFootnotesTrade Agreements Author:Avik Roy
“It might be the first time - certainly the first time in my lifetime that a major policy address by a Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump so heavily relied on data and studies from a labor-union-backed think tank.” ThinkingFirstsMightStudyPolicyTrumpRepublicanMajorsFirst TimeLaborUnionsLifetimeDataPresidentialAddressesTanksLabor Union Author:Avik Roy
“Pennsylvania might be a parochial state, but it's not a homogeneous state. So, even among just Republican voters, to be able to pull that off, when you have very moderate voters on one side of the state and more conservative in the middle, shows that Donald Trump has very, very broad support.” StatesShowsMightAbleSidesSupportMiddleTrumpRepublicanConservativeBroadsVotersModeratesPennsylvaniaHomogeneous Author:John Brabender
“[People] feel Washington doesn't understand their lives anymore, and they feel that even though Donald Trump might make a mistake with what he says from time to time, they see that as authenticity and maybe somebody who will truly pay attention to them, because they feel ignored.” PeopleFeelsMightPayAttentionMistakeTrumpAuthenticityPay AttentionIgnored Author:John Brabender
“I think Hillary Clinton is more suspicious, clearly tougher on Russian policy in Ukraine, Georgia, Syria; more willing to support sanctions; not against negotiating with Putin, but I would say tougher and more skeptical. And Donald Trump has talked about revisiting policy towards Ukraine, revisiting policy about sanctions towards Russia, not as quick to criticize Putin for what he might be up to in Syria and propping up the regime there - so just seems to be more open to the possibilities of working out some kind of a - I guess you'd call a modus vivendi with Putin.” ThinkingKindSeemsMightSupportPolicyPossibilityWillingTrumpClintonWork OutRussiaCriticizeRegimesSyriaSuspiciousSkepticalPutinUkraineSanctionsGeorgiaNegotiating Author:Richard N. Haass
“We'll keep guessing at what it might be that he's hiding. But I think the question is, were Donald Trump ever to get near the White House, what would be those conflicts?” ThinkingMightWould BeHouseWhiteTrumpConflictWhite HouseHidingGuessing Author:Hillary Clinton
“[Donald trump] was steamed about [Hillary] Clinton's suggestion that he might not be as rich as he says. So he ditched the email stuff and instead spend a couple of minutes defending the greatness of his income, his company, his debts, his bankers, his buildings - and then sort of forgot what he was talking about and wandered off into a riff about how terrible our infrastructure is.” MightStuffCompanyTalkingRichMinutesGreatnessBuildingTrumpCoupleTerribleClintonDebtIncomeSuggestionsEmailInfrastructureBankers Author:Kevin Drum
“Donald Trump talks us down. He makes disparaging comments about America. He calls our military a disaster. Well, it's not, but it might have been if everybody else had failed to pay taxes to support our brave men and women in uniform.” IfsMenWellsHas BeensMightAmericaPaySupportMilitaryTrumpTaxesMen And WomenBraveDisasterCommentUniformsMight Have BeenBrave ManDisparaging Author:Hillary Clinton
“As regards Hillary C;inton's foreign policy actions and the powerful vested interests she seems gleefully beholden to, including all the biggest players in the military-industrial complex, I feel that she would be no better an actor on the world stage than Trump and whatever coalition of managers he might cobble together.” WorldFeelsSeemsMightWould BeActionTogetherActorsInterestPowerfulPlayerStageMilitaryPolicyTrumpRegardComplexesIncludingManagersForeign PolicyCoalitionsVested InterestsMilitary Industrial Complex Author:Viggo Mortensen
“Even if you close your eyes, you'll still hear Donald Trump sniffing. Linguists might call [these visuals] paralinguistics, every form of information including facial gestures and facial features. Obviously these things get scrutinized in tremendous detail, so that a cough can be of outsized importance. [But] that's all part of the package.” IfsStillsMightEyeFormInformationTrumpImportanceIncludingDetailsFeaturesVisualsGesturesPackagesFacialLinguistsSniffingFacial Features Author:Ben Zimmer
“In no way, shape, manner, or form could the conservative movement or a conservative, a Burkean conservative could never, ever vote for some low-life like Donald Trump. It might affect their fundraising, which they need. It might affect their cruises, which they need. There could be any number of reasons for it, but in their minds it's rooted in principle.” WayNeedsMindReasonMightFormNumbersPrinciplesMovementTrumpShapesLowsVoteConservativeRootedCruiseFundraising Author:Rush Limbaugh
“A [Donald] Trump win might be bad for stocks, but it would be very positive for the dollar and Treasurys.” MightWould BeWinningTrumpDollarsVery Positive Author:Gary Shilling
“Donald Trump said he doesn't care about Paul Ryan's support, he doesn't want Paul Ryan's support, that he might be better off without Paul Ryan's support.” WantSaidMightCareSupportTrumpBetter OffHe Doesn't Care Author:Anderson Cooper
“All I want to say is that anybody, well, from the Democratic side of the fence who thinks that - who's terrified of the possibility of President [Donald] Trump better vote, better get active, better get involved, because this man has got some momentum and we better be ready for the fact that he might be leading the Republican ticket.” ThinkingMenWantWellsFactsMightSidesPresidentPossibilityReadyTrumpInvolvedRepublicanVoteDemocraticActiveTicketsTerrifiedFenceGet InvolvedMomentum Author:Keith Ellison
“[Donald Trump] said that even though he wants to repeal and replace ObamaCare, he might want to preserve some parts.” WantSaidMightTrumpPreservesObamacare Author:George Stephanopoulos
“Donald Trump has no credibility to criticize me or my record or anything that I have done. If he had spent a minute in the deserts of Afghanistan or in the deserts of Iraq, I might listen to what he has to say.” IfsDoneMightRecordsMinutesTrumpIraqDesertCriticizeAfghanistanCredibility Author:John R. Allen
“The way Donald Trump talks about the problems of black Americans as a kind of separate group who are not part of his audience but he's kind of reaching over his audience or behind his audience to black Americans, saying what have you got to lose? As in you might as well join me because the Democrats haven't done anything for you. But joining me means joining this group that already supports me.” WayWellsKindMeanDoneProblemMightBlackLosesBehindsSupportAudienceGroupsHavensTrumpDemocratReachingJoiningSupport Me Author:George Packer
“What will be interesting to see is whether or not we see from the [Donald Trump] administration initiatives on higher education for this work force, because if those kinds of training opportunities are not provided, then I do think this program begins to look like a defensive holding action, a rear-guard action, buying time for workers who might not otherwise find positions in the 21st century.” IfsThinkingLooksKindMightActionOpportunityForceInterestingCenturyPositionTrumpHigherTrainingProgramWorkersAdministrationBuyingInitiative21st CenturyHigher Education Author:Judy Woodruff
“There's no suggestion of why people might have voted for [Donald] Trump.” PeopleMightTrumpSuggestions Author:Tucker Carlson
“Secretary of state, now they're saying it's between Mitt Romney and Rudy Giuliani, which has a lot of our viewers saying, how could Mitt Romney even be in the running given how loyal Rudy Giuliani was to Mr. Trump. And even if you might like Mitt Romney, he was not loyal and in fact he savaged Trump during the primary.” IfsStatesFactsMightRunningGivenTrumpPrimariesLoyalSecretaryViewersRomneyRudy Author:Megyn Kelly
“I try to counter what Donald Trump says that might have an effect on somebody.” TryingMightEffectsTrump Author:Hillary Clinton
“I think we're coming to a place where we're saying all war is wrong. We might even learn something about the sensationalism we get caught up in with people like Donald Trump.” PeopleThinkingWarMightTrumpCaughtCaught UpSensationalism Author:Dar Williams