George Ayittey Quotes

Just because a group does not take its decisions by voting does not mean they have no understanding of the essence of democracy.

George Ayittey

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Of course, giving is deeply emotional. But supplementing emotion with research makes it more likely that a gift can have a bigger impact. It's like any investment. After all, you wouldn't put funds into stocks or bonds without understanding the potential return. Why wouldn't you do the same when investing in society?

Laura Arrillaga-Andreessen
- Why
- Society
- Giving
I live in Europe and care about democracy and sovereignty of nation states there.

Vaclav Klaus
- Live
- Democracy
- Care
If the spectrum linking everyday depression to Major Depression sometimes hinders understanding of it, it also offers an opportunity for empathy. Because almost everyone, at some point, experiences feelings of sadness, of hopelessness, of emptiness, not to mention lethargy and irritability.

Gayle Forman
In countries operating a largely capitalist system, there does not appear to be a wide understanding among its actors and overseers of either its advantages or its hazards.

Edmund Phelps
- Understanding
- System
The great photographers of life - like Diane Arbus and Walker Evans and Robert Frank - all must have had some special quality: a personality of nurturing and non-judgment that frees the subjects to reveal their most intimate reality. It really is what makes a great photographer, every bit as much as understanding composition and lighting.

Caleb Deschanel
- Life
- Great
- Reality
Fundamentalists are not friends of democracy. And that includes your fundamentalists in the United States.

Karen Armstrong
- Friends
- Democracy
- United