Ashraf Ghani If we looked in the world of 1945 and looked at the map of capitalist economies and democratic polities, they were the rare exception, not the norm. – Ashraf Ghani Capitalist Quotes Democratic Quotes Economies Quotes Exception Quotes Looked Quotes Map Quotes Norm Quotes Polities Quotes Rare Quotes We develop sentiments that we are only going to work with people like us. But you don’t build up a nation by working with people like you. You overcome a history of conflict by reaching out to people very much unlike you. Pathology by Daesh is distinctively to swallow its opponents, to frighten the population. In that regard, the threat is very real.
Roisin Murphy Once I was embraced by gay culture, I finally started to feel I was fitting in. I was understood by those people in a way I had never predicted or courted. – Roisin Murphy
Buzz Aldrin Maybe it was the challenge of flight, the opportunity to fly, the competition of summer camp and the inspiration and discipline of West Point. I think all of those things helped me to develop a dedication and inspired me to get ahead. – Buzz Aldrin
John Ridley I can tell you from personal experience it gets a little tiring having to make the rounds on cable shows to explain ‘what’s up with black folks.’ – John Ridley
Saint Ignatius I have no doubt concerning that Supreme Goodness, who is so eager to share His blessings, or of that everlasting love which makes Him more eager to bestow perfection on us than we are to receive it. – Saint Ignatius
Misha Green I got a dollhouse when I was six, and my sister would always say, ‘You realize you’re just talking to yourself. What are you doing?’ That kind of opened up this creative need to tell stories. – Misha Green
Eric Maskin A contingent bailout policy – implicit or explicit – must be coupled with some regulation of what banks can and cannot do. For example, a ban on lending to uncreditworthy customers might well make sense. – Eric Maskin
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