"Greece has great strengths, but much of this potential has been wasted. That's because of a wider political system, but also because of a lack of an institutional framework."

-- George Papandreou

#Political Quotes #Framework Quotes #Greece Quotes

“In 1970 the top three skills required by the Fortune 500 were the three Rs: reading, writing, and arithmetic. In 1999 the top three skills in demand were teamwork, problem-solving, and interpersonal skills. We need schools that are developing these skills.”

Source : "A Radical Way Of Unleashing A Generation Of Geniuses" by Joshua Davis, www.wired.com. October 15, 2013.
“He is a true fugitive who flies from reason.”
“I think I was a pretty selfish athlete.”

Source : "Gold-medal moms have edge on competition" by Jen Brown, www.today.com. August 03, 2010.
“The trials of living and the pangs of disease make even the short span of life too long.”
“Mostly though, college was me trying to look cooler than I was. There were definitely some Carhartt jeans and backward kangol caps in my repertoire.”
“If you declare that you are naturally designed for such a diet, then first kill for yourself what you want to eat. Do it, however, only through your own resources, unaided by cleaver or cudgel or any kind of ax”
“There is nothing anti-intellectual in the leap of faith, for faith is not believing without proof but trusting without reservation.”

Source : William Sloane Coffin (2004). “Credo”, p.8, Westminster John Knox Press
“You've no idea how long life goes on and how many, many changes it brings. Young people seem to imagine that it's over in a flash, that they do this thing, or that thing, and then die, but I can assure you they are quite wrong.”

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