John Perkins Quotes

These were big ones. Those companies would then go in and build an electrical system or ports or highways, and these would basically serve just a few of the very wealthiest families in those countries.

John Perkins

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GoBuildElectricalSystemBigJust

You can't drown yourself in drink. I've tried, you float.

John Barrymore

YourselfYouDrinkFloatDrown

Let my life as Poet begin. I want the life of the Poet. I have labored for over twelve years, one thousand pages of prose. Now, I want the easiness of poetry. The brevity of the poem.

Maxine Hong Kingston

LifePoetryMy LifeNowWantBegin

In Europe it is particularly important that we build good relations to everyone who holds political responsibility because Europe can only be build together.

Angela Merkel

GoodResponsibilityTogetherBuild

Failure is a great teacher, and I think when you make mistakes and you recover from them and you treat them as valuable learning experiences, then you've got something to share.

Steve Harvey

LearningFailureTeacherGreatTreat

I am absolutely a free marketeer and I believe the creation of wealth is a good thing and anyone who doesn't really needs to have their head examined - otherwise where are we going to get the schools, the roads, the universities, the third runway, dare I say it?

Stuart Rose

GoodRoadsI AmFreeBelieveWealth

I've always sort of time-locked and mind-blocked myself in my 30s, and that's always the age I feel.

Steven Spielberg

AgeMyselfFeelAlwaysI FeelSort

There are things they tell us that sound good to hear, but when they have accomplished their purpose they will go home and will not try to fulfill our agreements with them.

Sitting Bull

GoodHomePurposeGoWillTry

I think every woman has this point in her life where she's like, 'I have a great job, great outfits and great friends, but something's missing.'

Tracy McMillan

LifeGreatJobWomanThinkFriends

I think that even though the characters were heightened, the 'SCTV' cast were all such strong actors they found a certain truth in playing them. I think that's why the show stays fresh and timeless.

Martin Short

TruthStrongThinkWhyFreshShow

I wanted to work with Michael Mayer because I'd seen 'Thoroughly Modern Millie' six times.

Jonathan Groff

WorkModernSeenBecauseSixWanted

Michael is a great person and a great father, generous and caring.

Debbie Rowe

FatherGreatCaringPersonGenerous

'Bombing Afghanistan back into the Stone Age' was quite a favourite headline for some wobbly liberals. The slogan does all the work. But an instant's thought shows that Afghanistan is being, if anything, bombed out of the Stone Age.

Christopher Hitchens

WorkAgeThoughtStoneBackOut

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