"The real wealth of a nation is its people. And the purpose of development is to create an enabling environment for people to enjoy long, healthy, and creative lives. This simple but powerful truth is too often forgotten in the pursuit of material and financial wealth."

-- Mahbub ul Haq

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“One cannot long remain so absorbed in contemplation of emptiness without being increasingly attracted to it. In vain, one bestows on it the name of infinity; this does not change its nature.”
“The most important thing is to continue to be yourself. The day after the Oscars, you have to get on with your life. To be honest and true to yourself.”
“My beloved child, break your heart no longer. Each time you judge yourself, you break your own heart.”
“Summer blockbusters are very expensive to make. They have things that have to be expensive, such as 600 effects shots or CG characters that have to go a certain way, or a film design that is different but expensive.”
“Oh, Randall, don't be such a vile beast!" "I don't think much of that",he said critically. "Amiable snake was much better.”

Source : Georgette Heyer (2010). “Behold, Here's Poison”, p.291, Random House
“Too many trained nurses discommode Cupid.”
“The â€˜black metallersâ€™ will probably continue to â€˜get loaded,â€™ â€˜get high,â€™ and in all other manners too behave like the stereotypical Negro; they will probably continue to get foreign tribal tattoos, dress, walk, talk, look and act like homosexuals, and so forth.”
“Seventy-five percent of voters now [in September 2016], according to the latest poll, want third-party candidates included in the debate. We have the highest disapproval and distrust rates ever in our history for these two presidential candidates, which the system is doing everything it can to force down our throats.”

Source : Source: www.politico.com

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