"Development aid is one of the reasons for Africa's problems. If the West were to cancel these payments, normal Africans wouldn't even notice. Only the functionaries would be hard hit. Which is why they maintain that the world would stop turning without this development aid."

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Source : Source: www.spiegel.de

James Shikwati

#Would Be Quotes #Development Quotes #World Quotes

“All you have to do is take a man at face value. Don't go into it thinking you can change them. Men aren't fixer-uppers, not like a house or a car. You buy them as is.”

Source : Jill Shalvis, Elle Kennedy (2015). “Time Out & Body Check”, p.9, Harlequin
“When I decide to score, I score. I know I am strong, but I believe it is not enough yet. I can kick fine, dribble very well, but I still have to improve.”
“I like to play unattractive people who think they're pretty. You can do what you want, but I prefer to look interesting.”
“the skin of moss / holds the footprints of / star-footed birds.”

Source : Nancy Willard (2014). “A Nancy Willard Reader: Selected Poetry and Prose”, p.23, Open Road Media
“I'm trying to make some sense out of the phrase "Everything happens for a reason," and I think I've figured out what the reason is - to pissed me off.”
“The person I enjoyed interviewing the most was Elmo from Sesame Street because he is so unpredictable and he is always eating my hair and my face.”
“Republicans many times can't get the words 'equality of opportunity' out of their mouths. Their lips do not form that way.”
“There are so many different elements to surfing. Small waves, big waves, long boards, short boards. This makes it a sport you can share with people. It's not just a solitary thing - it's become a family thing, too. It's about exercising and passing something on from father to son, and from mother to daughter.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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