"The competitive nation-state system, with all its capacity for good and evil, is spreading in the Third World and is transforming that world."

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Source : Robert Gilpin (2016). “The Political Economy of International Relations”, p.304, Princeton University Press

Robert Gilpin

#Evil Quotes #World Quotes #Capacity Quotes

“I wonder what my speech would be.”
“Hear ye not the hum Of mighty workings?”
“You can't please everybody, and basically I just decided to please myself first on this record. This record is more like my diary and I am expressing myself through my music. And that's what it should be about. That's why I didn't change my name or anything. It's not about the name; it's about the music. The old saying goes that video killed the radio star and it's very true. And now I'm just letting everything revolve around the music. There is no image; I am just being myself.”
“As an actor, you always dream of having material that showcases what you can do.”
“Dont fight even over girlfriends. The country is full of beautiful women. If you cant get one, come to Mugabe for assistance.”
“It is not certainty which is creative, but the uncertainty we are pledged to in our works.”

Source : Edmond Jabès (1977). “The Book of Questions: The Book of Yukel, Return to the Book”, Wesleyan
“Audrey Hepburn's face was made for the camera.”
“Fear of failure is what fuels me, keeps me on edge and sharp. I'm not as good when I'm comfortable.”

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