"The true nature of bureaucracy may be nowhere more obvious to the observer than in a developing country, for only there will it still be made manifest by the full complement of documents, files, veneered desks and cabinets - which convey the strict and inverse relationship between productivity and paperwork."

-- Alain de Botton

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“Phychical pain is more easily borne than physical; and if I had my choice between a bad conscience and a bad tooth, I should choose the former.”
“Of course former colonial powers are always more present and influential. They're the ones who need to defend the EU's values on the frontlines.”

Source : Source: www.spiegel.de
“I suppose once upon a time a Test match was something you looked forward to go and watch. It's very hard to get the quality these days because the focus is more on quantity.”
“I think personal actions definitely matter. I think collectively they can make a big difference. But I also think that people don't live in a vacuum.”

Source : Source: www.motherjones.com
“During one of the 4th quarter huddles, LeBron said to him, 'It doesn't matter what happens to this point. No one is going to remember how many points you had or what type of game you had. Just help us make some plays to win this thing.' And he made some big plays.”
“Playing Chelsea is as tough a test as you'll get in Europe these days.”
“I drink wine on stage to sort of loosen my grip on reality a little.”

Source : Source: the-talks.com
“That no government, so called, can reasonably be trusted, or reasonably be supposed to have honest purposes in view, any longer than it depends wholly upon voluntary support.”

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