It was wrong to allow Stalin to shape the European landscape of the 20th century. It would be even more wrong to let him shape the landscape of the 21st century.
But then in April of 1985 the dollar began a sharp decline. The dollar's trade weighted value fell 23 percent in just 12 months and by a total of 37 percent by the beginning of 1988.
An increase in the relative price of products from the low wage manufacturers in Asia and Latin America will also make those products less attractive to American consumers.
So just as I want pilots on the planes that I fly, when it comes to monetary policy, I want to think that there is someone with sound judgement at the controls.
We're doing a lot of inspection on the leading edge of our wing on 114 and 121, the first two flights.
Well, I have an undergraduate degree, a couple of bachelor's degrees, from the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.
As an economics undergraduate, I also worked on a part-time basis in Cambridge, Massachusetts, for a company that was advising customers about portfolio decisions, writing reports.
I'm not a policy and a strategy guy. I'm - you know, the military basically supports what the president wants, the decisions that he makes.
I think that is a noble goal that all of us should seek, to end wars and prevent wars as much as possible.
I auditioned for 'Jake in Progress,' and I was nervous because I had a big crush on John Stamos. I was totally thrown off and couldn't remember my lines.
I do as much debugging as possible on the Mac, but I occasionally must debug problems in the PC world, which is significantly slower.
In an organic system you don't waste anything. We need to educate the consumer to accept a tiny blemish on an orange.
If Thomas Jefferson had heard us, he probably would have said, 'We shouldn't have free speech.'
I think I have some interesting things to say and I don't think anybody out there is saying them.
A Democratic president should propose a major permanent tax reduction on the middle class and working class. I suspect most of the public would find this attractive.
More people are killed by stray bullets every day in America than have been killed by Ebola here. More are dying because of poverty and hunger.
All of us know today the value of communications satellites, weather satellites, resources satellites, etc.
It would take an extremely large spacecraft to deflect a large asteroid that would be headed directly for the Earth.
An asteroid can literally destroy 80 or 90 percent of the species that are alive on Earth. These are big events. I mean, this is called extinction.
To cut 1930s jobless, FDR taxed corps and rich. Govt used money to hire many millions. Worked then; would now again. Why no debate on that?
The thing is, continuity of strategic direction and continuous improvement in how you do things are absolutely consistent with each other. In fact, they're mutually reinforcing.
