"Despite its enormous power and wealth, China's ruling elite remains absolutely petrified that the free flow of information will undermine its political legitimacy, particularly among China's younger generation."

-- Tom Lantos

#Political Quotes #Information Quotes #Flow Quotes

“There are fundamental tensions between the biological reality of the planet and the economic reality. To some extent you can adapt the economy, create a new set of rules and incentives to send it down a better track, but finally people in the first world are going to have to consume a whole lot less.”
“O my brethren, my heart is enlarge towards you. I trust I feel something of that hidden, but powerful presence of Christ, whilst I am preaching to you.”
“A lot of the problems teenagers go through, it's better for them to go through them on their own. If you always have a crutch, you don't learn anything.”
“If you fall in love with an idea, you won't see the merits of alternative approaches-and will probably miss an opportunity or two. One of life's great pleasures is letting go of a previously cherished idea. Then you're free to look for new ones. What part of your idea are you in love with? What would happen if you kissed it goodbye?”
“Keep your feet on the ground and your thoughts at lofty heights.”
“The job of a manager is to support his or her staff, not vice versa, and that begins by being among them.”
“It takes a certain amount of courage to let the field lie fallow until you have something to say.”
“People want to be part of something larger than themselves. They want to be part of something they're really proud of, that they'll fight for, sacrifice for, that they trust.”

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