Alva Myrdal Quotes

I have always regarded global development as a struggle between the forces of good and evil. Not to be simplified as a struggle between Jesus and Satan, since I do not consider that the process is restricted to our own sphere of culture.

Alva Myrdal

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: diplomat
  • Nationality: swedish
  • Birth: January 31, 1902 - February 1, 1986

Topics

GoodCultureStruggleEvilProcess

If you look at what we did with 'Winter Soldier' with the Cap character in terms of bringing him into the modern world, trying to ground the movie tonally into something that was a step toward real-world, at least to the degree you can do that in a superhero movie, that's still the tonal universe that we're playing in 'Civil War.'

Joe Russo

WinterCharacterWarStepWorldYou

The sharing economy is about making use of any idle resource out there. We do love seeing other sharing-economy companies flourish.

Joe Gebbia

LoveSeeingSharingIdleEconomy

Acting was always something I loved doing, but I didn't know that I would pursue it professionally. I really loved doing plays at school, but I was in a rock band and ended up going to a school for music.

Jesse Johnson

MusicSchoolLovedDoingActing

The measure of success is not whether you have a tough problem to deal with, but whether it is the same problem you had last year.

John Foster Dulles

SuccessToughProblemYearYouSame

I think there are people who use classical music to say, 'I am better than you, because I know all the rules and you don't.' You're not allowed to have fun or entertain.

Andre Rieu

MusicI AmFunPeopleHave FunYou

There is such a thing as tempting the gods. Talking too much, too soon and with too much self-satisfaction has always seemed to me a sure way to court disaster. The forces of retribution are always listening. They never sleep.

Meg Greenfield

SleepMeListeningTalkingToo Much

The bottom line is we go to theatre to vicariously spend time with really intense characters.

John Ross Bowie

TimeTheatreGoLineBottomIntense

As the lower parts of the Japanese houses and shops are open both before and behind, I had peeps of these pretty little gardens as I passed along the streets; and wherever I observed one better than the rest I did not fail to pay it a visit.

Robert Fortune

RestBetterOpenPayStreetsFail

Koch Industries is an amazing business that has succeeded by building a product that customers love dearly. The folks who run Koch are very clear. They would love to have government just get out of the way and allow companies to compete, whether in their particular sectors or other sectors. They are true believers in small government.

Mike Pompeo

LoveBusinessGovernmentAmazingRun

The biggest game I ever played in was probably Don Larsen's perfect game.

Mickey Mantle

GamePerfectPlayedEverBiggest

The top principle for disruptive and sustaining innovation is that it has to have a laser focus on customers. Innovation begins with their needs and expectations.

Denise Morrison

I will say I miss teaching improv way more than I miss performing improv.

Chris Gethard

SayWillWayMoreImprovMiss

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