"The speed with which armies collapse, bureaucracies abdicate, and social structures dissolve once the autocrat is removed frequently surprises American Policy makers."

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Source : "Jeane Kirkpatrick". www.economist.com. December 19, 2006.

Jeane Kirkpatrick

#Army Quotes #Surprise Quotes #Speed Quotes

“Of course, with the people you really know, no one changes that much.”
“What I realized is that the desire for making 'Places' came from the fact that I've got this strange situation with having been born in the glitter, born on the other side of the mirror that everyone fantasizes about.”
“Codex OrfÃ©o is something you won't see coming at you, but it does. It's all about kindness to other species, and to one another. If we can work that out, the world will take care of herself.”
“I believe we all share a responsibility to build a healthier, more just and prosperous world.”
“The eternal present is the space within which your whole life unfolds, the one factor that remains constant. Life is now. There was never a time when your life was not now, nor will there ever be.”
“I want to go to culinary school because I love cooking. One day I'd love to open up a restaurant or cafe”
“I know my limit. I just keep passing out before I reach it.”
“I get so confused about life photography art.”

Source : Joan Simon, William Wegman (2006). “William Wegman: Funney/strange”, p.210, Yale University Press

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