"Today, the average Korean works a thousand hours more a year than the average German. A thousand. ... That is the end of the Great Divergence."

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Source : "The 6 killer apps of prosperity". Ted conference, www.ted.com. 2011.

Niall Ferguson

#Motivation Quotes #Inspiration Quotes #Average Quotes

“Scottish football is full of hammer throwers.”
“I tore up my knee break dancing. I have no idea how that happened. Apparently these legs are meant for swimming, but not dancing. I was watching an MTV video, thinking, 'I can do this.' Definitely not. I heard a pop. I sat down and it blew up like a watermelon. I had to go to the hospital and get surgery.”
“I swear, you are the only person I know who makes decisions based on what will provide the best material for a diary.”

Source : Rob Thomas (2013). “Rats Saw God”, p.77, Simon and Schuster
“The good Lord doesn't tell you what His plan is, so all you can do is get up in the morning and see what happens next.”
“I have only really gotten by with playing versions of myself as most young actors do.”
“A true friend never gets in your way unless you happen to be going down.”
“Art can never exist without naked beauty displayed.”
“I feel like we [americans] are a unique nation in this world, in that we are able to implement great change in our society over a relatively short period of time. What takes centuries in Europe, we accomplish in a generation.”

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