#countries

These were big ones. Those companies would then go in and build an electrical system or ports or highways, and these would basically serve just a few of the very wealthiest families in those countries. ↗

— John Perkins

#big #big ones #build #companies #countries

I've been to many countries and watched a number of conflicts or their residue, and I've served in the military. ↗

— Ralph Peters

#conflicts #countries #i #many #military

President Obama has said that our aspirations should be realistic. We are not going to turn one of the poorest countries in the world, that was plunged into 30 years of war, into an advanced, industrialized, Western-style democracy. What we want to achieve is Afghanistan's capacity to secure and govern itself. ↗

— David Petraeus

#advanced #afghanistan #aspirations #capacity #countries

We were constantly moving to different countries and adjusting to new things. It was such a free feeling. I'm glad I didn't have a traditional upbringing. ↗

— River Phoenix

#constantly #countries #different #different countries #feeling

Instead of focusing on growing jobs and reigniting our economy, President Obama focused on growing government and tried to remake the United States into the image of the debt-laden countries of Europe. His approach has been more spending, more regulation, and higher taxes. ↗

— Rob Portman

#been #countries #economy #europe #focused

President Obama could keep a big map with push pins on it to keep track of how many countries hate us, and when we get down to only half, let's have a ball. I'll blow up the balloons myself. ↗

— Paula Poundstone

#balloons #big #blow #could #countries

A global deal will only be possible if Britain plays its part, leading the way with other developed countries. ↗

— Lucy Powell

#countries #deal #developed #developed countries #global

In various European countries, it is increasingly common for young men to live with their parents into their 30s and even longer. Why not? In the welfare state, there is no shame in doing so. ↗

— Dennis Prager

#countries #doing #european #european countries #even

There was once a caustic comment from someone suggesting I was breeding a new race. Fans from different countries have married, amazing things like that. I've been to some of the weddings. I went to one here the other day, a pagan ceremony. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#amazing things #been #breeding #caustic #ceremony

Compared to the United States and certainly a lot of other countries around the world... per year, Australians do see more films. ↗

— David Pratt

#australians #certainly #compared #countries #films