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Alva Myrdal Quotes

Many countries persecute their own citizens and intern them in prisons or concentration camps. Oppression is becoming more and more a part of the systems.

Alva Myrdal

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Oppression More Own Concentration

Government is a contrivance of human wisdom to provide for human wants. People have the right to expect that these wants will be provided for by this wisdom.

Jimmy Carter

Wisdom Government People Will Right

It's important to say that depression has biological underpinnings, and that while medications do not seem to create irreversible changes in the brain, repeated depressive episodes do.

Andrew Solomon

Depression Brain Create Important

There is no reason why a guitar player makes the guitar-playing faces. It doesn't help you play guitar. You've not improved your skills. It's because you're up onstage, and the natural inclination is to put on a show. The rock guy faces are just as much of a front or a show as us wearing crazy makeup. It's just a different scale.

Andy Biersack

Crazy Makeup Guitar Help You Play

What I've learned in 40 years of consumer reporting is that the market is imperfect, and some people get ripped off.

John Stossel

People Some People Years Get Market

Democracy is not simply a question of structures. It is a state of mind. It is an activity. And part of that activity is honesty.

Rory Stewart

Honesty Mind Democracy Question Part

If I were in charge of the Olympics, I would probably try to put something for the javelin guy to aim at. Not just length, but see if you could spear something.

Jay Chandrasekhar

You Aim Try See Guy Something

My influences were Woody Allen and Lenny Bruce.

David Steinberg

Influences Were Woody Lenny Allen

Training, that's my specialty.

Colin Kaepernick

Training Specialty

The 'Muppets' were a very big part of my childhood, and 'Flight of the Conchords' definitely has elements of the 'Muppets' in it, specifically the way we mixed music and comedy.

Bret McKenzie

Music Childhood Comedy Flight Way

Given the right set of circumstances any one of us could become dangerous - so why not show that in our programmes?

Bryan Cranston

Dangerous Circumstances Why Become

It's good to always do some sort of exercise.

Ashley Scott

Good Exercise Always Some Sort

I've spent some time working with a non-Italian designer; I've been helping him organize fashion shows, the advertising, also helping with the creative part. But the great part about this work is that I am no one!

Allegra Versace

Work Great Time Creative I Am Him