George Ayittey Quotes

The richest persons in Africa are heads of state, governors and ministers. So every 'educated' African who wants to be rich - and there is nothing wrong with wanting to be rich - heads straight into government or politics.

George Ayittey

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PoliticsGovernmentRichWrong

High-end BREW phones aren't nearly as limited a gaming platform as you might think - they are a lot more powerful than an original Play Station, for example. Java phones, however, are saddled with a huge disadvantage for gaming.

John Carmack

ThinkYouPowerfulGamingPlayMore

I get called Harold the most. I think maybe 'Harold & Kumar' fans don't know my name, and 'Star Trek' fans do know my name... Harold fans are vocal!

John Cho

ThinkNameKnowFansStarGet

There is nothing so easy but that it becomes difficult when you do it with reluctance.

Jean Racine

EasyYouNothingDifficultBecomes

As you know, Social Security functions under the premise that today's workers will help finance benefits for retirees and that these workers will then be supported by the next generation of workers paying into the same system.

Steve Israel

TodayFinanceGenerationHelpYou

Now the identification of individual sounds by phonetic observation is an artificial way of proceeding.

Roman Jakobson

NowObservationWayIndividual

I say never trust a man who combs his hair so as to cover his shiny dome and then flaunts a wife young enough to be his daughter. Oh, Trump has issues all right.

Mike Cernovich

DaughterTrustWifeManHairEnough

Terrorism is like jujitsu: The small players win if they make the large player use his strength against himself.

Joseph Nye

StrengthWinSmallTerrorismAgainst

Millions of Americans take vitamins safely every day, including me. Vitamins and mineral supplements taken in recommended doses are safe. It's the designer supplements that are worrisome.

Dick Durbin

DayMeEvery DaySafeVitaminsTake

America does not need gorgeous halls and concert rooms for its musical development, but music schools with competent teachers, and many, very many, free scholarships for talented young disciples who are unable to pay the expense of study.

Anton Seidl

MusicFreeAmericaYoungDevelopment

I want to prove a point. That point is, actors are artists, not narcissists necessarily.

William Hurt

WantProvePointArtistsNecessarily

In the late '90s, R&B was dominant in the radio, and the white kids were taking it mainstream.

Pink

LateWhiteRadioDominantKidsWere

I've always said I can't tell sometimes that people even have an album out until I see them nominated for a Grammy. I think country gets dumped on across the board by the Grammys.

Toby Keith

PeopleThinkCountrySaidSometimes

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