Luke Harding Two decades after communism and the alleged end of the Cold War, Russia is still a cash economy. The preferred currency is dollars, though euros are also acceptable. – Luke Harding Acceptable Quotes Alleged Quotes Cash Quotes Cold Quotes Communism Quotes Currency Quotes Decades Quotes Dollars Quotes Economy Quotes Euros Quotes Preferred Quotes Russia Quotes War Quotes Germany’s hierarchical reverence for seniority may have something to do with the fact that everything here happens relatively late. Germans start school at six, graduate in their late 20s, and get their first proper jobs in their 30s. Adolescence can go on a long time. It is rare for anyone to achieve responsibility before their 50s. Under the Assads, Kurds were forbidden from learning their own language at school, or even from speaking it in the military. The result is a generation of Syrian Kurds, many now in late middle age, who can’t write their own language.
John David Washington I want to be around people that are just as enthusiastic about the process and storytelling as I am. – John David Washington
John Dickerson Politics is not the nicest business, but there are still times when people do the right thing. – John Dickerson
Lisa Hannigan Stephen Colbert has such a loyal following; I don’t know if it’s the same with Jay Leno; he really inspires love in people, and there can be a lucky ricochet of that for some people. – Lisa Hannigan
Jerry Harrison I think my voice worked out fine, but it was a lot of work for me. And I was very self-conscious about it. I was a bit self-conscious about writing lyrics too. – Jerry Harrison
John HickenlooperMoney I would argue that’s because we had a bunch of smart people running around here. They were coming in and working very hard and many of them had left jobs in which they made significantly more money. – John Hickenlooper
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