#isi

While eschewing emotion - and its companion, vulnerability - Obama should be careful not to sacrifice empathy, the 'I feel your pain' connection that sustained Clinton. This connection is the shorthand people use to measure their leaders' intentions. If people believe you're on their side, they will trust your decisions. ↗

— Dee Dee Myers

#believe #careful #clinton #companion #connection

My theory is that all of Scottish cuisine is based on a dare. ↗

— Mike Myers

#based #cuisine #dare #scottish #theory

Fortunately, when Korea was struck by the 1997/8 financial crisis, that was a good opportunity for us to engage in fundamental reforms and strengthen our financial structure. As a result, our financial regulatory structure and regime have been very much strengthened. ↗

— Lee Myung-bak

#crisis #engage #financial #financial crisis #fortunately

With the lessons taken from the financial crisis in 1997, the Republic of Korea has been able to surmount the global economic crisis rather successfully. ↗

— Lee Myung-bak

#been #crisis #economic #economic crisis #financial

As the BBC approaches the final phase of decisions about its future, it will be important for those involved to be established in post and ready to take responsibility for implementation of the outcome. ↗

— Pauline Neville-Jones

#approaches #bbc #decisions #established #final

To a considerable extent we are faced by a technology arms race with terrorists. The communications revolution has made it easier for terrorist groups to reach out to vulnerable individuals with their violent extremist ideology and propaganda. It has also facilitated fundraising, recruitment and training. ↗

— Pauline Neville-Jones

#arms #arms race #communications #considerable #easier

A writer should have the precision of a poet and the imagination of a scientist. ↗

— Vladimir Nabokov

#poet #precision #scientist #should #writer

A leader has the vision and conviction that a dream can be achieved. He inspires the power and energy to get it done. ↗

— Ralph Nader

#conviction #done #dream #energy #get

No presidential candidate should visit Las Vegas without condemning organized gambling. ↗

— Ralph Nader

#condemning #gambling #las #las vegas #organized

The support this city and our fans have shown the Grizzlies made my decision to stay in Memphis an easy one. Memphis deserves a championship team, and I am committed to that. ↗

— Jerry West

#championship #championship team #city #committed #decision