Dambisa Moyo Quotes

A constant stream of 'free' money is a perfect way to keep an inefficient or simply bad government in power. As aid flows in, there is nothing more for the government to do - it doesn't need to raise taxes, and as long as it pays the army, it doesn't have to take account of its disgruntled citizens.

Dambisa Moyo

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: economist
  • Nationality:
  • Birth: February 2, 1969

Topics

PowerMoneyGovernmentFreeBadWay

My greatest blessing has been the birth of my son. My next greatest blessing has been my ability to turn people into children of mine.

Maya Angelou

SonChildrenBlessingPeopleBirth

Whether it's in America, Quebec, or France, if I can tell a story that takes me out of my comfort zone, then I'm surfing.

Jean-Marc Vallee

MeComfort ZoneStoryAmericaI Can

I am careful not to confuse excellence with perfection. Excellence I can reach for; perfection is God's business.

Michael J. Fox

BusinessGodExcellencePerfection

The desk thing is a problem for me. The ideal one would be vast and perfectly clear. Yet the bane of the biographical existence is paper; if you're 'an artist under oath' you're writing from a mountain of documentation.

Stacy Schiff

MountainMeWritingProblemYou

I've loved Hawkman since I was really young.

Rob Liefeld

LovedYoungSinceReally

It's always exciting to play characters who are obsessive because all their energy is so focused on that one thing and they're eccentric because of it.

Robin McLeavy

EnergyPlayFocusedAlwaysOne Thing

I hate to lull the audience into letting them think that something is something. It's always fun to defy expectations.

Martin Short

HateFunExpectationsThinkAudience

I didn't have time for talent shows and stuff like that. I was into books and studying real hard.

Cheryl Lynn

TimeTalentStudyingHardRealLike

We need a common enemy to unite us.

Condoleezza Rice

EnemyNeedUniteUsCommon

I worked in IT, which is all boys, and I was the queen of the boys. That's what I did. I was the one who knew where the paper towels were, which was very important. And I organized happy hours and things like that.

Allison Tolman

QueenHappyImportantOrganizedKnew

Enthusiasm is that temper of the mind in which the imagination has got the better of the judgment.

William Warburton

ImaginationMindBetterEnthusiasm

I don't think that the war serves U.S. interests. I think Osama bin Laden's interests and the Iranian interests are very much served by it, and it's becoming a huge drain on our resources both material and political.

William Odom

WarThinkPoliticalResourcesMuch

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