#ration

What we see today is an American economy that has boomed because of policies and developments of the 1950s and '60s: the interstate-highway system, massive funding for science and technology, a public-education system that was the envy of the world and generous immigration policies. ↗

— Fareed Zakaria

#american economy #because #developments #economy #envy

Housing was ground zero for the Great Recession. Between early 2006 and Obama's inauguration in 2009, average house prices fell by a third across the country. In certain areas, including cities as diverse as Akron, Orlando and Las Vegas, house prices fell by more than half. ↗

— Mark Zandi

#akron #areas #average #between #certain

The corporations and the media don't need power; they already have it. ↗

— Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

#corporations #media #need #power

We're aligning ourselves with Kerry. Our allegiance will be for peace, against war, no more deaths for oil, and for a dialogue between the government of Spain and the new Kerry administration. ↗

— Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

#against #aligning #allegiance #between #deaths

I would love to expose multiple younger generations to Frank's music. It's not an easy task because It's not ever going to be plastered all over the radio for the masses. ↗

— Dweezil Zappa

#easy #ever #expose #frank #generations

But it is just two lovers, holding hands and in a hurry to reach their car, their locked hands a starfish leaping through the dark. ↗

— John Updike

#imagery #inspirational #love #lovers #metaphor

Niger is not an isolated island of desperation. It lies within a sea of problems across Africa - particularly the 'forgotten emergencies' in poor countries or regions with little strategic or material appeal. ↗

— Desmond Tutu

#africa #appeal #countries #desperation #emergencies

My concentration was really on getting to university and becoming a doctor. My parents let me know that school marks were important. Achievement was something which came by hard work. ↗

— Roger Bannister

#becoming #came #concentration #doctor #getting

I share their frustration at times and I get down just like them when we suffer a bad result. ↗

— Steven Gerrard

#down #frustration #get #i #just

Any job very well done that has been carried out by a person who is fully dedicated is always a source of inspiration. ↗

— Carlos Ghosn

#any #been #carried #dedicated #done