"If it is presumed that the Kenyans will democratise in order to eat the peanuts of development assistance from the European Union... it would be a big mistake"

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Source : "Western world cannot impose democracy in Africa: Ethiopian PM". AFP, January 25, 2008.

Meles Zenawi

#Mistake Quotes #Order Quotes #Development Quotes

“It has become clear just how divided our nation is - between young and old, north and south and those with different education and work backgrounds. So it is clear to me that the next leader of the Conservative Party must be someone who can unite the country.”
“One thing that I would like to do that I've seen them not do that well is take women all through the process of the postpartum period in a more meaningful way. That would be my agenda.”
“Did you ever realize you have more opinions about my life than your own life?”
“A book tour is not a good opportunity to let your mind wander. You have to pay attention, remember salespeople's and interviewers' names, succinctly summarize your book in a 'selling' way, and so on.”
“Teaching to unsuspecting youngsters the effective use of formal methods is one of the joys of life because it is so extremely rewarding.”
“If you don't know how to hold a board, you're going to look phony. That's was the biggest pressure for me was to have that respect and to look up to that.”
“We should all be obliged to appear before a board every five years and justify our existence... on pain of liquidation.”
“A dentist is only half the doctor he claims to be,”

Source : "To Rise Again At A Decent Hour". Book by Joshua Ferris, www.npr.org. May 13, 2014.

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