"The rich do not have to invest enough in the poorest countries to make them rich; they need to invest enough so that these countries can get their foot on the economic ladder . . . Economic development works. It can be successful. It tends to build on itself. But it must get started."

-- Jeffrey Sachs

#Country Quotes #Successful Quotes #Feet Quotes

“I regard teaching religion as purveying lies.”
“In the Bible, we first encounter God when he sides with a bunch of slaves against a powerful Pharaoh, an act of grace freely given.”
“Iâ€™m not saying this is an absolute but in a way, if youâ€™re not having kids â€“ who gives a damn? Love who you want. Isnâ€™t that what we say? Gay marriage â€“ love who you want? If itâ€™s your brother or sister itâ€™s super-weird, but if you look at it, youâ€™re not hurting anybody except every single person who freaks out because youâ€™re in love with one another.”
“Back to culture. Yes, actually to culture. You canâ€™t consume much if you sit still and read books.”
“My biggest life lesson is that money cannot buy happiness.”

Source : Interview with Ocean Pleasant, www.marandapleasantmedia.com. August 1, 2014.
“I'm on my way to happiness, where I can find some peace and rest.”

Source : Song: No Sympathy
“Sound is more than just noise. Ordered sound is music. My life is music.”
“Record stores are the hippest libraries. In these tired ole days of homogenized entertainment, where so much of the art of our society is culminated, dumbed-down and mass produced, there is a shining jewel in the rise of the indy record stores. Going to a record shop for me is like a little treasure hunt no one can take you on but yourself. It's fun to look around and see the other shoppers too...totally entrenched in their own adventure, anticipating the reward of heart wrenching, soul filling, joy making music that might just be a bin or a flip away.”

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