"The rich swell up with pride, the poor from hunger."

-- Sholom Aleichem

#Pride Quotes #Hunger Quotes #Rich Quotes

“I am not well suited to the tasks that are set before me today. Most of what I must do is either insulting to my intelligence, or far beyond my capabilities. This explains why I am so frustrated and full of rage most of the time.”

Source : "Daily Negations". Book by John S. Hall, 2007.
“Presidents don't have the benefit of hindsight. You have to make difficult decisions based on the information that's before you at that moment.”
“I went to school, but they didn't give you too much schooling because just as soon as you was big enough, you get to working in the fields. I guess I was a big boy for my age.”
“We, to some degree, are like what we are because we inherited certain things from the Greeks and the Romans. One of them that's so striking is the whole area of politics.”

Source : Interview with Bruce Cole, www.neh.gov. May/June 2005.
“Those who understand the true nature of humanity are always loners.”
“You can't pray a lie -- I found that out.”
“If you want to play the game of truth, I'll tell the truth, and the truth will burn.”
“As developing countries became bigger traders, it was clear that the old way of doing business wouldn't fly. To get them back to the bargaining table, the wealthy countries had to offer something more: a new round of talks that would use trade as a tool to help developing countries grow.”

Source : "Why the WTO Is Obsolete". Big Think Interview, bigthink.com.

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