"The US economy, because it's so energy wasteful, is much less efficient than either the European or Japanese economies. It takes us twice as much energy to produce a unit of GDP as it does in Europe and Japan. So, we're fundamentally less efficient and therefore less competitive, and the sooner we being to tighten up, the better it will be for our economy and society."

-- Hazel Henderson

#Gdp Quotes #Japan Quotes #Europe Quotes

“Winning takes precedence over all. There's no gray area. No almosts.”
“Fans are what make a performer and I've always taken them seriously.”
“We all name ourselves. We call ourselves artists. Nobody asks us. Nobody says you are or you aren't.”
“However ugly a face may be, we can discover some beauty in it if we first experience wonder before it and then begin to understand it, too.”
“For African societies, no issue looms larger than employment. Only vibrant entrepreneurship and thriving small businesses can hope to provide the millions of jobs that are needed.”

Source : "Africa and the Six ‘I’s: Independence, Investment, Infrastructure, Innovation, Incubation, Inspiration" by Richard Attias, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 11, 2013.
“We don't have rights until we claim them.”
“Another world is not only possible, she is on her way. On a quiet day, I can hear her breathing.”

Source : David Barsamian, Arundhati Roy (2004). “The Checkbook and the Cruise Missile: Conversations with Arundhati Roy : Interviews”, p.11, South End Press
“So, if there's no God, who changes the water?”

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