"America's downgrade may serve as a wakeup call for its policymakers. It is an unambiguous and loud signal of the country's eroding economic strength and global standing. It renders urgent the need to regain the initiative through better economic policymaking and more coherent governance."

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Source : "U.S. Downgrade Heralds a New Financial Era" by Mohamed A. El-Erian, www.huffingtonpost.com. August 6, 2011.

Mohamed El-Erian

#Country Quotes #America Quotes #May Quotes

“Why should a man deliberately encircle his mind with needless prison walls. No man can reach highest excellence who puts limits to his own thought.”

Source : "Rival Caesars". Book by Arthur Desmond, 1903.
“Worship is about encounter-coming into God's presence”
“I use the audience as my color palette, my instrument.”
“The solutions to Africa's problems lie in Africa, not in Live Aid concerts.”

Source : "Expert: Africa Needs More than Foreign Aid". "Morning Edition" with Renee Montagne, www.npr.org. July 6, 2005.
“Also, after people play these Sim games, it tends to change their perception of the world around them, so they see their city, house or family in a slightly different way after playing.”
“All men are not created equal but should be treated as though they were under the law.”
“Life is short, fragile and does not wait for anyone. There will never be a perfect time to pursue your dreams and goals other than right now”
“Imagination is no longer conceived as simplistically opposed to perception and reason; rather, perception and reason are recognised as being always informed by the imagination.”

Source : Richard Tarnas (2010). “The Passion Of The Western Mind: Understanding the Ideas That Have Shaped Our World View”, p.405, Random House

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