"In terms of language, English is very dominant vis-Ãƒ-vis African language. That in itself is a power relationship - between languages and communities - because the English language is a determinant of the ladder to achievement."

-- Ngugi wa Thiong'o

#Achievement Quotes #Community Quotes #Ladders Quotes

“Power without a nation's confidence is nothing.”

Source : "And I Quote: The Definitive Collection of Quotes, Sayings, and Jokes for the Contemporary Speechmaker". Book by Ashton Applewhite, Tripp Evans, and Andrew Frothingham, p. 278, 1992.
“I think "immoral" is probably the wrong word to use...I prefer the word "unethical."”

Source : "Den of Thieves". Book by James B. Stewart, 1992.
“I don't understand what the president's [Donald Trump] position is on Russia. But I can tell you what my position is on Russia: Russia is a great danger to a lot of its neighbors, and [Vladimir] Putin has as one of his core objectives fracturing NATO, which is one of the greatest military alliances in the history of the world.”

Source : Source: www.sfgate.com
“Only times and places, only names and ghosts.”
“The teachers thought there was something wrong with me because I wouldnâ€™t talk to other kids. I was almost playing mind games with them.”
“I'm not the most loathsome man in the world. I've dropped to number nine.”
“Does it sound outrageous to you that military spending for fiscal year 2000 will be almost $290 billion and all other domestic discretionary spending, such as education, job training, housing, Amtrak, medical research, environment, Head Start and many other worthwhile programs will total $246 billion, the biggest disparity in modern times ?”
“The world is changed because you are made of ivory and gold. The curves of your lips rewrite history.”

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