Ha-Joon Chang Quotes
Democracy, despite its limitations, is in the end the only way to ensure that policies do not simply benefit the privileged few.
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I love bikes. I used to own one, but I fell off it when I was younger and that was the end of my bike riding days until now.
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Democracy is a pathetic belief in the collective wisdom of individual ignorance.
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If I were dying, my last words would be: Have faith and pursue the unknown end.
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Global governance cannot be limited to the crafting of instruments related to the promotion of democracy. A key component must be the creation of fair and equitable rules to enhance the development prospects of developing countries.
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It is well known that my husband and Lady Thatcher enjoyed a very special relationship as leaders of their respective countries during one of the most difficult and pivotal periods in modern history. Ronnie and Margaret were political soul mates, committed to freedom and resolved to end Communism.
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Political democracy cannot last unless there lies at the base of it social democracy. What does social democracy mean? It means a way of life which recognizes liberty, equality and fraternity as the principles of life.
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I said, to be a New Yorker you have to live here for six months, and if at the end of the six months you find you walk faster, talk faster, think faster, you're a New Yorker.
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The cow is of the bovine ilk; one end is moo, the other milk.
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Hungary is against the export of democracy and opposes migration.
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Whenever I go to L.A., the make-up artist or hairdresser will end up having a conversation about how fat they think they are, and I really just can't take it seriously at all.
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One trap you can fall into when playing someone iconic is to end up doing everything in an iconic way, no matter how pedestrian or mundane that thing is.
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I draw a very clear distinction between populism and democracy.
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The things that drive me are poverty, and pain, and knowing that I don't want to end up being alone and I want to do something with my life and I want the name Dobson to remain in everyone's heads. Basically, just to rock and be the best performer I can be, and be true, and be real, and give people the real Fefe, nothing fake, all real.
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Once you don't vote your ideals... that has serious undermining affects. It erodes the moral basis of our democracy.
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There's very few people - like Shakespeare - who, no matter what, were gonna do what they did. For the rest of us, there's a lot of events that have to happen in order for things to end up the way they are.
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Fundamentalists are not friends of democracy. And that includes your fundamentalists in the United States.
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To me, the series was the end of the actor, when the series ended.
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The 'democracy gap' in our politics and elections spells a deep sense of powerlessness by people who drop out, do not vote, or listlessly vote for the 'least worst' every four years and then wonder why after every cycle the 'least worst' gets worse.
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The nature of a democracy consists to an important degree in the right of the people to criticize problems and mistakes.
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There is an abiding beauty which may be appreciated by those who will see things as they are and who will ask for no reward except to see.
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If you're wondering what I mean by 'miracle,' it's simple: a miracle is a shift in perspective from fear to love. A miracle can be the moment you choose to forgive your ex-lover and let go of decades of resentment, or the moment you recognize that losing your job was not a tragedy but an opportunity to follow your true calling.
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I'm a natural blonde. I was a towhead as a kid, and then it got ashier when I was 18.
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Democracy, despite its limitations, is in the end the only way to ensure that policies do not simply benefit the privileged few.
