“English Canada must clearly understand that, whatever is said or done, Québec is, today and forever, a distinct society, that is free and able to assume [the control of] its destiny and its development.” SaidDoneTodayAbleDestinyForeverDevelopmentAssumingCanada Author:Robert Bourassa
“Liberalism makes this mistake in regard to private property and Marxism makes it in regard to socialized property... The Marxist illusion is partly derived from a romantic conception of human nature... It assumes that the socialization of property will eliminate human egotism... The development of a managerial class in Russia, combing economic with political power, is an historic refutation of the Marxist theory.” HumansWisdomPoliticalPoliticsMistakeClassEconomyEconomicHuman NatureTheoryDevelopmentIllusionRegardAssumingPropertyRussiaLiberalismConceptionHistoricMarxismEgotismPrivate PropertyPolitical PowerMarxistSocializationRefutationMarxist Theory Author:Reinhold Niebuhr
“It is believed that physiognomy is only a simple development of the features already marked out by nature. It is my opinion, however, that in addition to this development, the features come insensibly to be formed and assume their shape from the frequent and habitual expression of certain affections of the soul. These affections are marked on the countenance; nothing is more certain than this; and when they turn into habits, they must leave on it durable impressions.” SoulCertainTurnsSimpleOpinionExpressionDevelopmentHabitShapesAssumingAffectionImpressionFeaturesHabitualCountenancePhysiognomy Author:Jean-Jacques Rousseau
“All the businesses from the beginning of history have struggled with product development (assuming there is a market, doing the market testing and so on). But now they start with customer development. Get the customer who says, "Yes. I want that. I need it. I wanna use it. I'll pay for it." And then you go back and work with your engineers. It is changing the world!” WorldWantNeedsUsePayProductsDevelopmentAssumingCustomersChanging The WorldEngineersTestingProduct Development Author:Brian Tracy
“United Features had given me a development contract, which meant I was to work exclusively with them and rather than completing everything on my own and turning it in to them and having it rejected or accepted, I was working much more directly with the syndicate, turning in smaller batches much more frequently, and getting comments on them. The idea was that they would help me develop the strip and then, assuming that they liked it, it would flow into a normal contract for syndication.” IdeasHelpingGivenMy OwnUnitedDevelopmentNormalFlowAssumingAcceptedFeaturesHelp MeContractsCommentRejectedCompletingSyndicate Author:Bill Watterson
“Every artist learns through imitation, but I rather doubt the aim of these things is artistic development. I assume they're either homages or satiric riffs, and are not intended to be taken too seriously as works in their own right. Otherwise I should be talking to a copyright lawyer.” ShouldArtistTalkingTakenDoubtDevelopmentAimAssumingLawyerArtisticImitationHomageCopyright Author:Bill Watterson
“Pope Benedict XVI assumes leadership at a critical time in which the world's collective wisdom and leadership including that of the religious community is most important to face up to challenges of deepening poverty and under-development afflicting many people of the world.” PeopleWorldImportantFacesCommunityChallengesReligiousPovertyDevelopmentAssumingIncludingCriticalCollectivesPopeReligious CommunityCollective WisdomBenedict XviPope Benedict Author:Thabo Mbeki
“It is a mistake to assume that government must necessarily last forever. The institution marks a certain stage of civilization-is natural to a particular phase of human development. It is not essential, but incidental. As amongst the Bushmen we find a state antecedent to government, so may there be one in which it shall have become extinct.” HumansMayStatesGovernmentLastsCertainNaturalMistakeForeverStageParticularDevelopmentCivilizationEssentialsMarkInstitutionsAssumingPhasesHuman DevelopmentBushmen Book:Social Statics; Or, The Conditions Essential to Human Happiness Specified, & the First of Them Developed Source: Social Statics; Or, The Conditions Essential to Human Happiness Specified, & the First of Them Developed