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Patrick Cockburn

"Despite the fact that there's billions of dollars sitting in the Iraqi government reserves, somehow they are incapable of getting it out to the people. There are a very large number of people here who are on the edge of starvation. For those sort of people - a sizable chunk of people - that service makes them regard Muqtada as a sort of god."

Source : "Who Is Iraq’s 'Firebrand Cleric'?". Interview with Justin Elliott, www.motherjones.com. March 31, 2008.

Patrick Cockburn

#Government Quotes #Numbers Quotes #People Quotes

“Everything we get, outside of the free gifts of nature, must in some way be paid for. The world is full of so- called economists who in turn are full of schemes for getting something for nothing. They tell us that the government can spend and spend without taxing at all; that it can continue to pile up debt without ever paying it off, because "we owe it to ourselves."”
“Do you need anything before I go? I want you to return my wits, I long to say.”
“When it comes to finances, it matters less how much money you make and more how you spend it.”
“Unless something happens that we can't predict, I don't think a lot will happen”
“I am here now, because I am supposed to be here. And I guess when it is my time to cross over there, I will be over there. I am not religious, but I am spiritual, honey. My day is coming!”

Source : "The next Bethenny". Interview with Sean Daly, nypost.com. September 11, 2012.
“Self-confidence is the most important thing, and this comes from identifying your goals, knowing your limits and roping in all the help you can get.”
“But there was a hockey game where they didn't even play hockey, they just threw the puck aside and started fighting. I saw that and I thought, 'Oh man, I'm a thug? I know some thugs and they know I'm the farthest thing from a thug.”
“I hate that you don't have the insight. I hate that you shamelessly returned despite being kicked out. I hate that you don't even seem to have the slightest self-respect. And also the fact that you used San as your "heart-wrenching" excuse to return. Back to this hell-hole.”

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