#bi

The experts who managed the original Marshall Plan say Afghanistan needs a commitment of at least $5 to $10 billion over 5 to 10 years, coupled with occupation forces of 250,000 Allied soldiers to keep the peace throughout the country. ↗

— Ted Rall

#allied #billion #commitment #country #coupled

The physicians of one class feel the patients and go away, merely prescribing medicine. As they leave the room they simply ask the patient to take the medicine. They are the poorest class of physicians. ↗

— Ramakrishna

#away #class #feel #go #go away

I got tired of the Ramones around the time I quit and I really got into rap. I thought it was the new punk rock. LL Cool J was my biggest idol. ↗

— Dee Dee Ramone

#biggest #cool #got #i #i quit

Americans spend 3 billion hours per year filling out tax forms and keeping tax records. ↗

— Jim Ramstad

#filling #forms #hours #keeping #out

I'm a big fan of small business ownership. I think it's the backbone of American innovation. But to be successful, you first have to have the courage to go for it. ↗

— Bill Rancic

#backbone #big #big fan #business #courage

Regardless of the nature of their crime or any rehabilitation that may have occurred, these ex-felons cannot participate in the decision-making process of this great Nation. ↗

— Charles Rangel

#cannot #crime #decision-making #decision-making process #great

A community is democratic only when the humblest and weakest person can enjoy the highest civil, economic, and social rights that the biggest and most powerful possess. ↗

— A. Philip Randolph

#civil #community #democratic #economic #enjoy

Thou shalt not give birth reluctantly. ↗

— Otto Rank

#give #reluctantly #shalt #thou

I heard Q-Tip on the Jungle Brothers' song 'The Promo.' It was very exciting. It was very new. The music and the culture around hip-hop was evolving. I think there's an emotional quality to their music and there's a vulnerability to the music. For me, A Tribe Called Quest was my Beatles. ↗

— Michael Rapaport

#around #beatles #brothers #called #culture

So to compare the Beatles, obviously the Beatles are the Beatles, but in hip-hop terms, Tribe is the Beatles. Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five are the Beatles. Big Daddy Kane is Jimi Hendrix. It means that much to people that grew up with it. ↗

— Michael Rapaport

#big #compare #daddy #five #flash