Stephen Kinzer Quotes

Land ownership in Guatemala is more unequal than anywhere else in Latin America. Roughly 90 percent of Guatemalan farms are too small to support a family. A tiny group of Guatemalans owns a third of the country's arable land; more than 300,000 landless peasants must scrounge a living as best they can.

Stephen Kinzer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: August 4, 1951

Topics

FamilyBestSupportSmallOwnership

Don't get me wrong: I love social websites like Facebook and Twitter, but I think it creates way too many opportunities for young people to bully.

Jillian Rose Reed

LovePeopleMeOpportunitiesThink

When you go visiting countries, you start reading the history of the place and you start getting into the culture, and then you have to leave. In my experience, all countries have hidden treasures.

Jo Nesbo

HistoryCultureExperienceStartYou

Let me put it this way: I don't feel as settled as I look. I think that's true of everyone, probably. Except for Beyonce and Jay-Z. I don't think they wake up and think, 'Ugh, when's it going to work out for us? Why can't we catch a break?' Aside from them, I'm pretty sure everyone's life feels a lot less intentional.

Sloane Crosley

LifeWorkMeWake UpThinkLook

The benefit of having a story that takes place in the real world is that you don't have to invent the real world. It exists.

Travis Beacham

WorldStoryYouPlaceRealBenefit

I try not to worry about what people think and what people think I should do each fight, how impressive I need to be. I need to go out there and win; that's what it comes down to.

Robbie Lawler

FightPeopleWinThinkWorryDown

Letter writing was clearly important to Reagan. Even as president he kept dashing off letters to friends, pen pals, media people, statesmen, critics, and the kind of people who write to presidents never expecting a reply.

Russell Baker

PeopleWritingFriendsMediaPen

I think having a visionary CEO is awesome, and visionary leadership is one thing, but you also need checks and balances on whether this company can withstand a very honest and critical look at itself.

Julia Hartz

LeadershipThinkYouLookVisionary

Bill Veeck was a charismatic and somewhat eccentric owner-fan during the post-WWII years.

Don Yaeger

YearsEccentricCharismaticBill

Anybody who knows me has said, 'I had a Denis O'Hare moment.' I suppose in the kindest instance it means standing up for yourself. In the unkindest, it means the crazy guy in the street.

Denis O'Hare

MomentYourselfMeCrazyStreetUp

I happen to think the Paris accord, the Paris treaty, or the Paris Agreement, if you will, should have been treated as a treaty, should have gone through Senate confirmation.

Scott Pruitt

ThinkYouParisWillHappenGone

Acting is all about truth and honesty, and the sensitivity that's capable of transporting you.

Thomas Kretschmann

HonestyTruthYouActingCapable

Propaganda is to a democracy what the bludgeon is to a totalitarian state.

Noam Chomsky

DemocracyPropagandaState

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