“Cyprus was a breath away from economic collapse. It was a big battle in which we came out wounded, but upright and determined to make a fresh start.” BigsEconomicBattleBreathsDeterminedCollapseWoundedFresh StartCyprusEconomic Collapse Author:Nicos Anastasiades
“Look, America is no more a democracy than Russia is a Communist state. The governments of the U.S. and Russia are practically the same. There's only a difference of degree. We both have the same basic form of government: economic totalitarianism. In other words, the settlement to all questions, the solutions to all issues are determined not by what will make the people most healthy and happy in their bodies and their minds but by economics. Dollars or rubles.” PeopleMindLooksStatesBodyGovernmentAmericaFormDifferencesDemocracyIssuesEconomicHealthyDegreesSolutionsEconomicsDollarsDeterminedRussiaCommunistTotalitarianismForms Of GovernmentSettlementHealthy And Happy Book:Another Roadside Attraction Source: Another Roadside Attraction
“All "if" statements about the past are as dubious as prophecies of the future are. It seems fairly plausible that if Alexander or Ghengis Khan had never been born, some other individual would have filled his place and executed the design of the Hellenic or Mongolic expansion; but the Alexanders of philosophy and religion, of science and art, seem less expendable; their impact seems less determined by economic challenges and social pressures; and they seem to have a much wider range of possibilities to influence the direction, shape and texture of civilizations.” IfsArtPhilosophySeemsPastIndividualSocialBornChallengesInfluenceEconomicDesignPossibilityCivilizationShapesPressureImpactFilledDeterminedStatementsRangeProphecyExpansionTextureArt And SciencePlausibleDubiousPhilosophy And ReligionSocial PressureExpendables Author:Arthur Koestler
“A single currency means a single government, and that single government would be the government whose policies determined every aspect of economic life.” MeanGovernmentWould BeEconomicPolicyAspectDeterminedCurrency Book:Reflections Source: Reflections
“I am concerned that many young people in the Hemisphere seem to envision the United States as a nation intoxicated by power, addicted to warfare, controlled by a military-industrial complex, and determined to preserve the status quo, that we are against rapid economic and social growth.” PeopleStatesSeemsYoungNationsSocialGrowthUnitedUnited StatesEconomicMilitaryConcernedComplexesDeterminedPreservesControlledWarfareStatus QuoRapidsHemisphereIntoxicatedMilitary Industrial Complex Author:Luis A. Ferre
“Emancipation of human labor from economic servitude and exploitation, i.e., from organizations of production in which the conditions of work are determined by a master class who own the means of production, and in which the fruits of work are alienated from workers to the benefit of masters.” HumansMeanWisdomPoliticsClassEconomyEconomicConditionsMastersBenefitsLaborOrganizationFruitWorkersProductionsDeterminedLiberalismExploitationEmancipationServitude Author:Mortimer Adler
“Entrepreneurship is the cornerstone to African development and the key to local value creation in Africa. I am determined to ensure that Africa's next generation of entrepreneurs have the platform they need to turn their entrepreneurial aspirations into sustainable businesses that will drive economic growth and job creation across Africa.” NeedsJobsValuesTurnsNextGrowthGenerationsEconomicCreationKeysDevelopmentEntrepreneurDeterminedLocalsEntrepreneurshipAspirationPlatformsNext GenerationEconomic GrowthEntrepreneurialCornerstonesJob CreationI Am Determined Author:Tony Elumelu
“As President, I am determined to offer leadership to overcome our current economic problems. My goal is for jobs for all who want to work and economic opportunity for all who want to achieve.” WantProblemJobsOpportunityGoalPresidentEconomicAchieveOffersOvercomingCurrentsDeterminedEconomic ProblemsI Am Determined Author:Gerald R. Ford
“The economic interpretation of history does not necessarily mean that all events are determined solely by economic forces. It simply means that economic facts are the ever recurring decisive forces, the chief points in the process of history.” MeanDoeFactsForceProcessHistoryEconomicEventsDeterminedChiefsInterpretationRecurring Author:Eduard Bernstein