"I am not a politician but I have dedicated the biggest part of my professional life to economic policy both in Greece and Europe."

-- Lucas Papademos

#Europe Quotes #Politician Quotes #Economic Quotes

“In a democracy the people choose a leader in whom they trust. Then the chosen leader says, 'Now shut up and obey me.' People and party are then no longer free to interfere in his business.”

Source : Max Weber (2009). “From Max Weber: Essays in Sociology”, p.42, Routledge
“As I've said before, time is short, and life is precious.”
“Painting requires skill. Photography is created by the camera, and one cannot fully control what the camera sees. So people take many photographs because several must always be discarded.”
“We've trained and trained for a reason: to be better at the craft of war than our enemy, to use our skill to perform the mission, and to accept the risks. As American warriors, it's our obligation to protect the innocent. And that means, sometimes, that we're the ones who need to be put on the disadvantaged side of the threat cycle.”
“Its always the minorities who arent a part of the mainstream who define what the limits... of the majority are going to be.”
“If you play it safe, middle of the road with all the right notes, you might win. If you are unique and have too much personality, you might easily score a '0' in competition.”
“I don't believe in the concept of a soul mate. Because we are all unique, but we're also simply too similar.”
“What the common man cannot understand he hates.”

Source : Pearl S. Buck (2013). “God's Men: A Novel”, p.145, Open Road Media

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