John Kenneth Galbraith Quotes
Ideas may be superior to vested interest. They are also very often the children of vested interest.
Quotes to Explore
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I grew up with injustice and could do nothing about it. But once in America, I had freedom of choice.
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Mel will always be Mad Max, and me, I will always be a Number.
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There comes a time when money doesn't matter.
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Do not tell somebody how to vote, just go up to them and tell them what Fahrenheit 9/11 meant to you. Fahrenheit will probably not win an Academy Award, but if you put it first on your list, it will become a nominee.
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I've personally backed off from direct political involvement.
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Lesser artists borrow, great artists steal.
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My fear with Trump was always that he didn't have great solutions.
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However, it does seem now that the international community, more importantly the powers that have influence, and, even more importantly, Afghanistan's neighbors realize that it is high time that they work together, and not against one another.
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One who works for his own profit is likely to work hard. One who works for the use of others, without profit to himself, is likely not to work any harder than he must.
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Africans, we hold on to our youths and whip them into shape.
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The interest on our debt is going to collapse this country.
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A journalist covering politics, most of us are aware of the necessity to try to be sure we're unbiased in our reporting. That's one of the fundamentals of good journalism.
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Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.
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Somebody can't complain when they enjoy going to work and enjoy the people they work with.
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The Arab awakening was driven by youth, organized by technology, and fired by a hunger for political change.
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I wouldn't overestimate the importance of my popularity in the country and abroad but at the end of the day it's not as important because I believe that my presence here could make some difference and it could encourage people.
Garry Kasparov -
Historically, the notes of scale systems anywhere have been based on these pure harmonics.
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I feel very strongly that 'curves' are natural, womanly and real.
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Hypocrisy is the most difficult and nerve-racking vice that any man can pursue; it needs an unceasing vigilance and a rare detachment of spirit. It cannot, like adultery or gluttony, be practised at spare moments; it is a whole-time job.
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Children who need to be taught to respect traditional moral values are being taught that they have an inalienable right to be gay.
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Cuz I was never pretty anyway and never cared anything about that.
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My ideal of womanhood has always been the pioneer woman who fought and worked at her husband's side. She bore the children, kept the home fires burning; she was the hub of the family, the planner and the dreamer.
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American time has stretched around the world. It has become the dominant tempo of modern history, especially of the history of Europe.
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Ideas may be superior to vested interest. They are also very often the children of vested interest.
