"The real potential of electricity lies not in providing social amenities but in stimulating long-term economic development"

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Source : Christopher Flavin (1986). “Electricity for a developing world: new directions”, Worldwatch Inst

Christopher Flavin

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“One of the things I find most mysterious in Picasso's work is what I would call the 'unlocation of place.”
“The procurator studied the new arrival with avid, and slightly fearful eyes. It was the kind of look one gives someone one has heard of and thought a lot about, and whom one is meeting for the first time.”
“Prosperity makes friends and adversity tries them. A true friend is one soul in two bodies”
“Yes, well I do have plenty of clothes, jewels and money. However I don't ask for money for myself but if some one gives me money I take it and put it in The Eva Peron Foundation which gives huge amounts of money to the poor and helps to build hospitals , schools and old peoples' homes .”
“You know, entertainment is just a curtain at the end of the day.”
“We cannot walk alone.”
“LifeÂ could be wonderfulÂ if peopleÂ would leaveÂ you alone”
“If there is a single trait in our character that has historically set us apart from other nations, it is our determination to limit the authority of those who rule over us.”

Source : Billy Bragg (2013). “The Progressive Patriot”, p.330, Random House

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