"State capitalism is about more than emergency government spending, implementation of more intelligent regulation, or a stronger social safety net. It's about state dominance of economic activity for political gain."

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Source : "The End of the Free Market: Six Questions for Ian Bremmer". Interview with Scott Horton, harpers.org. May 07, 2010.

Ian Bremmer

#Intelligent Quotes #Government Quotes #Safety Quotes

“By the immediate preservation of eggs for home consumption through the use of water glass or lime water, larger supplies of fresh eggs may be made available for marketing later in the season, when production is less and prices higher.”
“That expression "positive neutrality" is a contradiction in terms. There can be no more positive neutrality than there can be a vegetarian tiger.”
“Showing up every day isn't enough. There are a lot of guys who show up every day who shouldn't have showed up at all.”

Source : "James Caan: What I've Learned". Interview with Ross Johnson, www.esquire.com. January 29, 2007.
“You don't have to be famous to be great.”
“Baseball is a game, yes. It is also a business.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The writer's only responsibility is to his art...If a writer has to rob his mother, he will not hesitate; the 'Ode on a Grecian Urn' is worth any number of old ladies.”
“I don't like to practice; I like spontaneity. When I don't play guitar for a week and I pick it up again, I play better.”

Source : "KISS's Ace Frehley Tells All (Or Some?) in Advance of Upcoming Memoir". Interview with Jaan Uhelszki, www.themortonreport.com. August 05, 2011.
“Liars are always most disposed to swear.”

Source : Vittorio Alfieri (1815). “The tragedies of Vittorio Alfieri”, p.197

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