Pankaj Mishra It turns out that globalisation, while promising sameness through brand-name consumption, was fostering, through uneven economic growth, an intense feeling of difference. – Pankaj Mishra Brandname Quotes Consumption Quotes Difference Quotes Economic Quotes Feeling Quotes Fostering Quotes Globalisation Quotes Growth Quotes Intense Quotes Promising Quotes Sameness Quotes Uneven Quotes Tiananmen Square in early 1989 attracted many dreamers like Ma Jian, who returned from Hong Kong to a one-room shack in Beijing in order to join the student protests. Indonesia’s diversity is formidable: some thirteen and a half thousand islands, two hundred and fifty million people, around three hundred and sixty ethnic groups, and more than seven hundred languages.
Paul Keating I have said before, you don’t expect conservative parties to believe in much, but you do expect them to believe in thrift. – Paul Keating
Joe Root When I’m waiting to bat I try to watch the game and make sure I know what is going on so I am ready when I get out there but I spend a lot of time hydrating. It is very important for your performance and concentration. If it is cold I might have a coffee but mainly I am trying to stay really hydrated. – Joe Root
Rosario Dawson They kind of took it out of our hands. We’re still able to deal with him on an emotional level. – Rosario Dawson
Oscar Robertson I think that everyone should be able to dribble. Everyone should be able to pass. Otherwise, why are you out there? – Oscar Robertson
Jack Germond Spend hundreds of millions; talk endlessly about issues; present 12-point plans for education, the economy, and the environment. But in the end, the election of our next president can turn on a gaffe. – Jack Germond
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