"Much else than liberalization has happened in the nineties (in India)"

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Jean Dreze

“It saddens me that in many churches today, you hardly hear the name of Jesus being mentioned. Instead, you hear psychology being taught. You hear motivational teachings. You hear 'doing, doing, doing', 'vision, vision, vision' or 'calling, calling, calling'. You hear very little of Jesus Christ and His finished work being taught. Is this what Christianity is about? Your doing, your calling and your vision?”
“Comedy, sometimes if you think about it too much then it becomes a bit boring. If you start thinking about striking the right balance sometimes it takes the spontaneity out of it.”
“Every actor you learn from, take something from everyone - big actor or not. Whether they're big movie stars or not doesn't really matter.”
“I wanted to be a pianist but it just wasn't my thing. I guess I wanted to stand up rather than sit down.”
“Howard Dean has been successful because he was clear in his opposition to the war. People appreciate a politician with the courage to say, I oppose this war.”
“Transhumanism literally means "beyond human." It's using science and technology to radically change and improve the human species and experience.”

Source : "Interview: Zoltan Istvan, Transhumanist/presidential Candidate". Interview with Dan Ammon, mcqshield.wordpress.com. January 5, 2015.
“We were on the cover of Women's Wear Daily, which was hardly rock 'n' roll, but it pleased me.”
“One reason to fashion a story is to lift a grudge.”

Source : Bobbie Ann Mason (2013). “Clear Springs: A Memoir”, p.385, Random House

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