"When I took over, the economy had almost collapsed. I told Malawians we needed to pass through difficult times. Two days ago I even cut my own salary by 30% to show we are making sacrifices."

-- Joyce Banda

#Cutting Quotes #Sacrifice Quotes #Two Quotes

“Nothing ever becomes real till it is experienced.”

Source : Letter to George and Georgiana Keats, 19 March 1819, in H. E. Rollins (ed.) 'The Letters of John Keats' (1958) vol. 2, p. 81
“Take more time, cover less ground.”
“Beware of the problem of testing too many hypotheses; the more you torture the data, the more likely they are to confess, but confessions obtained under duress may not be admissible in the court of scientific opinion.”
“Eighty and six years have I served Him, and He never did me any injury: how then can I blaspheme my King and my Savior?”
“Social activism has gone mainstream. A new generation of philanthropic leaders such as Bill and Melinda Gates, and Bono are providing inspiration, guidance, and billions of dollars through their global foundations.”

Source : "Living Now Gets a Makeover: Check Out Our New How-To Guide for a Fuller Life" by Willow Bay, www.huffingtonpost.com. September 17, 2007.
“Helping those who have been struck by unforeseeable misfortunes is fundamentally different from making dependency a way of life.”
“Child labor perpetuates poverty, unemployment, illiteracy, population growth and other social problems.”
“Three of the last four [elections], '06, '08, and '12, were disastrous for Republicans. And they were years in which we just we stayed quiet, we went along the get-along, we didn't stand on principle. The only year that was a good year for Republicans was 2010, when we painted in bold colors, not in pale pastels. We stood for principle. I think winning this fight right now is the most important thing we can do to see significant victories in 2014.”

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