"You cannot have democratic accountability in anything bigger than a nation state."

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Source : "Czech warns Europe of 'dream world' woes". www.washingtontimes.com. November 24, 2003.

Vaclav Klaus

#Accountability Quotes #Democracy Quotes #Bigger Quotes

“Today, not starting is far, far worse than being wrong. If you start, you've got a shot at evolving and adjusting to turn your wrong into a right. But if you don't start, you never get a chance.”
“Mysteries do not lose their poetry when solved. Quite the contrary; the solution often turns out more beautiful than the puzzle and, in any case, when you have solved one mystery you uncover others, perhaps to inspire greater poetry”
“If Britain is to have a stable, affordable pension system, people need to work longer, but we will reward their hard work with a decent state pension that will enable them to enjoy quality of life in their retirement.”

Source : "Politics live blog" by Andrew Sparrow, www.theguardian.com. June 24, 2010.
“Always have a backup plan.”
“And the second question, can poetry be taught? I didn't think so.”
“I was brought up among the sort of self-important women who had a husband as one has an alibi.”
“I need to take a sacred pause, as if I were a sun warmed rock in the center of a rushing river.”

Source : Dawna Markova (2000). “I Will Not Die an Unlived Life: Reclaiming Purpose and Passion”, p.16, Conari Press
“If you're good to your staff when things are going well, they'll rally when times go bad.”

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