Cartoon – Bush & Cheney
“A desk is a dangerous place from which to watch the world.” – John le Carré
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“If the word has the potency to revive and make us free, it has also the power to blind, imprison, and destroy.” – Ralph Ellison
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For all its natural beauty, Austria is doing a rotten job of attracting immigrants, said Jakob Zirm. Among the 34 most developed countries, this one ranks dead last as a destination for job-seekers from developing countries. That’s a problem, since our low birth rate means that we will soon lack enough workers to pay our retirees’ pensions. Only “targeted immigration […]
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“All the adversity I’ve had in my life, all my troubles and obstacles, have strengthened me… You may not realize it when it happens, but a kick in the teeth may be the best thing in the world for you.” ― Walt Disney
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“Our lives don’t really belong to us, you see — they belong to the world, and in spite of our efforts to make sense of it, the world is a place beyond our understanding.” – Paul Auster
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“We must be the change we wish to see in the world.” – Gandhi
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“The more you find out about the world, the more opportunities there are to laugh at it.” – Bill Nye
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WIN/Gallup International asked 66,806 people in 65 nations. Here’s a sampling of what they said:
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