“Almost 30 years before Rwanda, before Darfur, more than 2 million people - mothers, children, babies, civilians - lost their lives as a result of the blatantly callous and unnecessary policies enacted by the leaders of the federal government of Nigeria. It's this charge that's dominated the book's Nigerian press, so far as I can see, the accusation, on the one hand, that Awolowo hatched "a diabolical policy to reduce the numbers of his enemies significantly through starvation - eliminating over two million people, mainly members of future generations.” PeopleYearsChildrenI CanTwoBookHandsGovernmentMotherLostResultsNumbersLeaderEnemyMillionsGenerationsPolicyBabyMembersPressesUnnecessaryFederal GovernmentFuture GenerationCiviliansStarvationNigeriaAccusationEliminatingRwandaDiabolicalCallousMother ChildDarfur Author:Chinua Achebe
“Would anybody be offended if we gave a $150 million bonus to Gandhi? How about a $250 million bonus to Mother Teresa? Do we have an issue with that? None at all. None at all. Great leaders would never sacrifice the people to save the numbers. They would sooner sacrifice the numbers to save the people.” PeopleIfsMotivationalMotherNumbersLeaderMillionsIssuesSacrificeOffendedGreat LeaderBonusTeresa Author:Simon Sinek
“I think that we see war as a virtual thing and we even get to believe that bombs fall on top of cardboard cutouts and stuff like that. They don't. They kill real people, real children, real mothers and millions of innocent people.” PeopleThinkingBelieveChildrenWarRealMotherFallStuffMillionsInnocentBombs Author:Shakira
“I just wanted to make a million dollars. But I couldn't sing and I couldn't play ball, so I said to my mother, 'How am I going to make a million dollars?' And she said to me, 'Son, if you believe you can do it, you will.'” IfsBelieveSaidPlayWantedMotherCan DoMillionsSonBallsDollarsYou Can Do ItIf You BelieveMillion DollarsBelieve You Can Author:Chris Gardner
“Sex always has consequences. When Hitler's mother spread her legs that night, she effectively canceled out the spreading of fifteen to twenty million other pairs of legs.” MotherNightSexMillionsConsequenceTwentiesLegsSpreadPairsFifteen Author:George Carlin
“I remember when my mother, Shyamala Harris, bought our first home. I was thirteen. She was so proud, and my sister and I were so excited. Millions of Americans know that feeling of walking through the front door of their own home for the first time - the feeling of reaching for opportunity and finding it.” KnowsFirstsFeelingsHomeRememberMotherOpportunityMillionsDoorsFrontsProudWalkingFindingsFirst TimeExcitedReachingMy SisterRemember WhenThirteenFront DoorsFirst Home Author:Kamala Harris
“More and more details coming out now about spoiled rich kid Osama bin Laden. Time reports this week he was one of 52 kids. Mother must be exhausted. This guy inherited $80 million at age 13 and has since expanded it to $300 million through construction, smart investments and gas and oil investments. This way, he can use the money in his war against capitalism.” WayWarUseKidsAgeMotherGuyMillionsRichWeekSmartCapitalismInvestmentDetailsOilReportsGasComing OutConstructionExhaustedThis GuyBin LadenSpoiledOsama Bin LadenRich Kids Author:Jay Leno