"Democracy is not a mere consequence, a certain stage in the development of society. It is the condition on which the survival of productive forces depends."

-- Wei Jingsheng

#Survival Quotes #Democracy Quotes #Development Quotes

“It's precisely the disappointing stories, which have no proper ending and therefore no proper meaning, that sound true to life.”
“I saw that my witticism was unperceived and quietly replaced it in the treasury of my mind.”

Source : Flann O'Brien (2007). “The Complete Novels”, Everyman's Library
“Our challenge is to give what account we can of what becomes of life in the solar system, this corner of the universe that is our home; and, most of all, what becomes of men-all men, of all nations, colors, and creeds. This has become one world, a world for all men. It is only such a world that can now offer us life, and the chance to go on.”
“Many of us take better care of our automobiles than we do our own bodies... yet the auto has replaceable parts.”
“A good chaos theory means you have a disciplined strategy behind the scenes of how you're going to roll out policy. And then you do it in a way that inflicts chaos on the press and your opponents.”

Source : Source: abcnews.go.com
“I'm really into fashion.”
“What proposition is there respecting human nature which is absolutely and universally true? We know of only one,--and that is not only true, but identical,--that men always act from self-interest.”
“Collaboration is a key [to success]. It really is.”

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