"It all looks American because America, the country that invented mass capitalism and consumerism, got there first. the impact of mass capitalism is now universal."

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Source : Fareed Zakaria (2009). “The Post-American World: And The Rise Of The Rest”, p.97, Penguin UK

Fareed Zakaria

#Country Quotes #Impact Quotes #America Quotes

“When someone has a weight problem when they're pregnant, they will struggle before, during and after to lose weight.”
“Genius is present in every age, but the men carrying it within them remain benumbed unless extraordinary events occur to heat up and melt the mass so that it flows forth.”
“I'll propose anything where I can make a buck.”
“I think what's so attractive about acting is that you get to live several lifetimes in one.”
“Every artist who evolves a style does so from illusive elements that inhabit his or her visual storehouse.”
“Every problem comes along with it's solution; the bigger the problem, the bigger the testimony. Cheer up!”
“It's so interesting, you know, whenever you read the accounts of composers playing their own music, that they had very different priorities than performers. None of them seemed too concerned about the plastic realization of their music.”

Source : Interview with Elijah Ho, www.thecounterpoints.com. January 29, 2014.
“Monopolists who fear competition and who distrust democracy because it stands for equal opportunity would like to secure their position against small and energetic enterprise.”

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