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america, currency, dollar, Dowling Duncan, redesign
I’ve downloaded hundreds and hundreds of records – why would I care if somebody downloads ours? That’s such a petty thing… I mean, how much money does one person need?
›› Robin Pecknold of the Fleet Foxes
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america, band, indie, musician, piracy
The Republicans are like an arsonist who complains that the fire department is wasting water.
›› Paul Begala, a Democrat (of course!)
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america, analogy, democrat, english, Language, politics, republican
Neither (Maurice) Lévy nor (Martin) Sorrell fits the stereotype of the admen of yore, who built their agencies on the backs of their creative reputations. Neither has made an ad or managed a marketing campaign. Instead, Sorrell and Lévy have assembled companies that own agencies.
›› International Herald Tribune
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america, business, ceo, conglomerate, creative, europe, public company
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america, barack obama, marketing, politics, us elections
A simple rule dictates my buying: Be fearful when others are greedy, and be greedy when others are fearful.
›› Warren Buffet has his plate filled with American picks
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america, economy, Finance, greed, investing, philosophy, stock market, warren buffet
It’s not based on any particular data point… We just wanted to choose a really large number.
›› A Treasury spokeswoman confides in Forbes.com
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america, crisis, Finance, money, mortgage, treasury
No better illustration exists of a culture where private gain has eclipsed the public good, public service, even public decency, and where the cult of the individual has caused the commonwealth to wither… That’s the culture we’ve lived with. It’s over now. Some new American beginning is needed.
›› Roger Cohen from the IHT lambasting the financial sector
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america, culture, Finance, greed, money, public service
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america, bp, britain, bush, chevron, exxon, mobil, oil, shell, war