"I studied at the Academy during the years of economic sanctions. Life was almost dead because the sanctions imposed on Iraq by the civilized world were so strict."

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Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com

Hassan Blasim

#Years Quotes #Economic Sanctions Quotes #Iraq Quotes

“I'm a people's man - only the people matter.”
“Remember, young men, that purity precedes power. The Lord said, 'But purify your hearts before me; and then go ye into all the world, and preach my gospel unto every creature who has not received it' (D&C 112:28). Missionaries discover this very early in their missions and make every effort to be worthy so they can serve with power.”
“Statistics are like miniskirts, they reveal more than what they hide.”
“Minimum sales prices for alcohol are a startlingly bad idea. As with excise duties, the effects are regressive.”
“The fact is that some people are better than others - smarter, harder working, more learned, more productive, harder to replace.”

Source : William A. Henry, III (2015). “In Defense of Elitism”, p.23, Anchor
“He who knows how to be poor knows everything.”
“The proverbial Englishman, we know from old chronicler Froissart, takes his pleasures sadly, and the Englishwoman goes a step further and takes her pleasures in sadness itself.”
“Always beware an unsigned architectural design.”

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