#con

There is a greater fatigue concerning the African problem today than five or 10 years ago. The situation now in Africa is worse today than it was 10 years ago. ↗

— Boutros Boutros-Ghali

#african #ago #concerning #fatigue #five

I approve designs not because I think I am more gifted or somebody who can see ahead three or four years from now, but just to make sure that the design is a logical, rational decision, taken after analyzing pros and cons. ↗

— Carlos Ghosn

#ahead #am #analyzing #approve #because

I'm the C.E.O., nominated by the shareholders. If they're not happy, I have to take the consequences. ↗

— Carlos Ghosn

#happy #i #nominated #shareholders #take

If we come to the conclusion after 90 days that the synergies are big enough to justify the efforts, then we can go to the second step, which consists of saying: what would be the best organization and conditions - including shareholdings - in order to make sure the synergies happen. ↗

— Carlos Ghosn

#best #big #big enough #come #conclusion

The Japanese people are usually very prudent, even when they are convinced change is necessary. ↗

— Carlos Ghosn

#convinced #even #japanese #japanese people #necessary

We are not making a capital investment into GM as the first element or condition. ↗

— Carlos Ghosn

#capital investment #condition #element #first #gm

You'll never convince me there is a hopeless situation or there is any finality in any success or any failure. ↗

— Carlos Ghosn

#convince #failure #finality #hopeless #me

Once the object has been constructed, I have a tendency to discover in it, transformed and displaced, images, impressions, facts which have deeply moved me. ↗

— Alberto Giacometti

#constructed #deeply #discover #displaced #facts

I am willing to lend that hand, I will continue to stay involved with my charities as long as they need me. ↗

— Laura San Giacomo

#charities #continue #hand #i #i am

Make men wise, and by that very operation you make them free. Civil liberty follows as a consequence of this; no usurped power can stand against the artillery of opinion. ↗

— William Godwin

#artillery #civil #civil liberty #consequence #follows