"In the world there is no democracy better than our democracy. Such a thing has never before been seen."

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Source : Attributed in "The Tyrants: 2500 Years of Absolute Power and Corruption" by Clive Foss, London: Quercus Publishing, (p. 195), 2006.

Ruhollah Khomeini

#Democracy Quotes #World Quotes

“The interesting thing is, while we die of diseases of affluence from eating all these fatty meats, our poor brethren in the developing world die of diseases of poverty, because the land is not used now to grow food grain for their families.”
“My mom would give me a piece to play, but I wouldn't do any theory because when it came time to do it I would sneak back upstairs and watch TV. So, I had these kind of nonchalant lessons for years, then it just started soaking in.”
“I believe absolutely in love being the central motive force of the universe.”
“Death... The moment, sometime in the future, when your name is spoken for the last time.”
“I'm all about supporting anyone whose art is also the way they make their living.”
“I always order the banned books from a black market dealer in California, figuring if the State of Mississippi banned them, they must be good.”

Source : Kathryn Stockett (2009). “The Help”, p.81, Penguin
“Jigsaw Lady is the working title of a science fiction novel I've had in my head for darn near 15 years. I think I'll start work on it next year (in all my spare time) but I'd like to get it finished some day.”
“To be an architect has been a life-long dream. Little did I know when asked at the age of 14 'what do you want to do when you grow up?' I said I wanted to be an architect. After 50 years I am still learning all what that means. Working together with so many people has been enormously gratifying. Being an architect means being a member of a fantastic team.”

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