"Dysfunctional states like Afghanistan need business people who are deeply rooted in their country and invest in it. They can add stability. But all development programs of the United States and the European countries unfortunately exclude the private sector, which could make investments based on profitability."

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Source : Source: www.spiegel.de

Ahmed Rashid

#Country Quotes #People Quotes #Investment Quotes

“Soap operas got nothing on my family history.”
“I dont drive around London much. Any journey around Islington involves hundreds of speed bumps that seem to tear the bottom of your car off.”
“Writing, at its best, is a lonely life.”
“The great things are not done by impulse, but by a series of small things brought together. And great things are not something accidental, but must certainly be willed.”
“History is a priori amoral; it has no conscience.”
“The bottom line here is that I have no doubt that we will control this importation or this case of Ebola so that it does not spread widely throughout this country. There's no doubt in my mind, we will stop it here.”

Source : "CDC Confirms First Ebola Case Diagnosed in the United States". CDC Press Conference, www.cdc.gov. September 30, 2014.
“Winter is the time of promise because there is so little to do - or because you can now and then permit yourself the luxury of thinking so.”

Source : Stanley Crawford (1992). “A Garlic Testament: Seasons on a Small New Mexico Farm”, p.55, UNM Press
“I feel like I'm a good actor, but I wouldn't call myself a gifted actor.”

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