"From the earliest days, the Rothschilds appreciated the importance of proximity to politicians, the men who determined not only the extent of budget deficits but also the domestic and foreign policies..."

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Source : Niall Ferguson (1998). “The House of Rothschild: Money's prophets, 1798-1848”, Viking Press

Niall Ferguson

#Men Quotes #World Quotes #Determined Quotes

“His tenacity is unmatched in my opinion. Incredible how someone could have suffered that long and come back out of prison with such a good heart and positive things to say and do.”
“The value of our lives is not determined by what we do for ourselves. The value of our lives is determined by what we do for others.”
“Vote? What's so fun about voting? You should never vote, everyone knows that. If you vote and your guy wins you can't later complain because you helped put him there. That's why I never vote, so I can later complain.”
“I'm not trying to change the world. I'm trying to stop the world from changing me.”
“I started my career as a surgeon 25 years ago. But it turned out that I am not talented as a surgeon, so I decided to change my career. But I still feel that I am a doctor. So my goal, all my life, is to bring this stem-cell technology to the bedside.”
“Only the holy spirit, the spirit of the lord, can transform us.”
“We must encourage people to get educated, to get tested, to get involved in the fight against AIDS.”
“This is the essence of intuitive heuristics: when faced with a difficult question, we often answer an easier one instead, usually without noticing the substitution.”

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