"A lot of the Russian economy is built around people who are one way or another milking the state and taking money from the state and recycling it into their private bank accounts. And there are a lot of people who are taking advantage of that, so it's not just one person. It's a kind of web of people doing that, and that's how the system stays in power and how people stay in control."

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Source : Source: www.politico.com

Anne Applebaum

#People Quotes #Recycling Quotes #Kind Quotes

“Solutions and technologies exist to provide clean, affordable drinking water anywhere in the world. These solutions will save lives, reduce financial burdens, foster peace, and relieve millions of people from worrying about their next drink of water.”
“Being in the uncomfortable zone is much better than staying in the cheese-less situation .”
“Give your enemy a face, If he is human, do not dehumanize him. Know him and know why he is your enemy. If your enemy is within you, understand what it is and why you are afraid. Put a face on your fear. When you understand it, and it is no longer vague and shapeless, you will find that your fear is no longer so formidable.”
“I've gotten better at not making people feel uncomfortable with my shyness.”
“In desperate times, much more than anything else, folks need perspective. For perspective brings calm. Calm leads to clear thinking. Clear thinking yields new ideas. And ideas produce the bloom...of an answer. Keep your head and heart clear. Perspective can just as easily be lost as it can be found.”
“Freedom which has genuine meaning is more than a timeless abstraction, more than an absence of restraints.”
“I love musicals and I love Broadway.”
“He who does not understand a joke, he does not understand Danish.”

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