"We need to stop thinking about infrastructure as an economic stimulant and start thinking about it as a strategy. Economic stimulants produce Bridges to Nowhere. Strategic investment in infrastructure produces a foundation for long-term growth."

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Source : "Obama Needs to Think Bigger About Infrastructure" by Roger McNamee, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 7, 2009.

Roger McNamee

#Thinking Quotes #Bridges Quotes #Long Quotes

“Feminists have to question, not just all of Western culture, but the organization of culture itself, and further, even the very organization of nature. Many women give up in despair: if that's how deep it goes they don't want to know.”

Source : SHULAMITH FIRESTONE (1970). “THE DIALECTIC OF SEX: THE CASE FOR FEMINIST REVOLUTION”
“As an American people, what is greatest about our history are the many times we have led this world away from hate, towards hope.”
“You're leaving me, Rainbow Girl.”
“Well, this is good for me, this is experience, I am here for a reason, these moments run into pages, the seamy side of life.”

Source : John Fante (2002). “Ask The Dust”, p.15, Canongate Books
“I'm still getting thrilled with music even after 40 years of doing it professionally.”
“Well, I'm not here to live up to anyone else's expectations-I'm here to live up to mine.”
“Whenever governments adopt a moral tone - as opposed to an ethical one - you know something is wrong.”

Source : John Ralston Saul (2012). “The Unconscious Civilization”, p.108, Simon and Schuster
“Katie smiled and turned away, knowing it wasn't an illusion or a figment of her imagination. She knew what she saw. She knew what she believed.”

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