"Businesses just want to increase their profits; it's up to the government to make sure they distribute enough of those profits so workers have the money to buy the goods they produce. It's no mystery - the less poverty, the more commerce. The most important investment we can make is in human resources."

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Source : "10 Reasons to Love Uruguay’s President José Mujica" by Medea Benjamin, www.huffingtonpost.com. May 14, 2014.

Jose Mujica

#Powerful Quotes #Government Quotes #Important Quotes

“I don't necessarily find superheroes in general, for me, that appealing. I'd much prefer to play, if I was to be cast in a superhero film, I'd prefer to play the villain because there's a reason, there's a motive behind their madness.”
“If I could offer a single prescription for the survival of America, and particularly black America, it would be to restore the family. And if you asked me how to do it, my answer - doubtlessly oversimplified - would be; save the boys.”

Source : William Raspberry (1991). “Looking Backward at Us”
“Bears, dragons, tempestuous on mountain and river, Startle the forest and make the heights tremble. Clouds darken beneath the darkness of rain, streams pale with a pallor of mist. The gods of Thunder and Lightning Shatter the whole range.”
“To see the greatness of a mountain, one must keep one's distance.”

Source : Anagarika Brahmacari Govinda (1991). “Insights of a Himalayan pilgrim”, Dharma Pub
“The impact of climate change is a tremendous risk to the security and well-being of our countries.”
“Traditionally, Young Republicans have been a leading indicator of the direction of the party.”
“I did not fire Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys. I cannot fire Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys. I am not his employer. I do not have such authority. And even if I did, I would never fire Brian Wilson from the Beach Boys. I love Brian Wilson. We are partners. He's my cousin by birth and my brother in music.”

Source : "Mike Love sets the record straight on Brian Wilson's 'firing'" by Mike Love, articles.latimes.com. October 5, 2012.
“How many people does each of us know who claim to seek happiness but freely choose paths inevitably leading to misery?”

Source : Theodore Dalrymple (2005). “Our Culture, What's Left of it: The Mandarins and the Masses”, Ivan R Dee

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