"I am one of the million or more male residents of the United Kingdom, who a year ago had no special yearning towards military life, but who joined the army after war was declared."

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Source : Patrick MacGill (2008). “The Amateur Army”, Forbes Press

Patrick MacGill

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“One of the strongest lessons I learned in doing six months of work on retirement topic was how absolutely crucial the Social Security system is for the great mass of Americans. The research of professionals and our own reporting convinced me that many millions of people are not capable of effectively managing the finances for their own retirement.”

Source : Source: www.washingtonpost.com
“Nearly all legislation involves a weighing of public needs as against private desires; and likewise a weighing of relative social values.”
“Even talking about change can be threatening to entrenched interests...Careers in the Pentagon, the board room, or the halls of Congress are not advanced by creating the disruptions that go with real change, so there are very few voices willing to speak up for the future and move beyond rhetoric to make serious choices,”
“I think that stocks have been this tremendous, tremendous equalizer for people in this country. Guys who can't make a lot of money at their jobs have been able to make a lot of money in the stock market.”
“I knew everything about her backstory. I skimmed through all the books and read through everything that happened between Sam (Chaske Spencer), Emily and Leah (Julia Jones), so by the time we started filming, I knew everything that had to do with my storyline.”
“Shops and clubs are very important when you want to change things. And they have a common denominator; the customer.”

Source : Source: thequietus.com
“When you know what's important, it's a lot easier to ignore what's not.”
“Here is what we have to offer you in its most elaborate form -- confusion guided by a clear sense of purpose.”

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