#government

We cannot wait for governments to do it all. Globalization operates on Internet time. Governments tend to be slow moving by nature, because they have to build political support for every step. ↗

— Kofi Annan

#build #cannot #every #every step #globalization

These children should be enrolled in Independent Living programs designed by state and local governments to prepare them to enter the workplace, or attend college, and successfully manage their lives. ↗

— Charles Foster Bass

#children #college #designed #enrolled #enter

As soon as the legitimate Lebanese government is convinced that the conditions have ripened and that Lebanon is able to maintain stability on its own... Then, the Syrian forces will return to their homeland. ↗

— Bashar al-Assad

#conditions #convinced #forces #government #homeland

The interparliamentary conference should, in my opinion, direct its particular attention to the preparation of the next Hague Conference, the diplomatic conference, the conference of governments. ↗

— Fredrik Bajer

#conference #diplomatic #direct #governments #hague

Poor people cannot rely on the government to come to help you in times of need. You have to get your education. Then nobody can control your destiny. ↗

— Charles Barkley

#come #control #destiny #education #get

Global overcapacity in steel production can no longer be ignored. Foreign governments' intervention in steel markets has had a devastating impact on the U.S. industry. ↗

— Max Baucus

#foreign #global #governments #had #ignored

I've found that when you roll up your sleeves and join people in their daily work, they tend to open up quite a bit and let you know what they really think about the issues facing our country and what kind of job they think the government is doing. ↗

— Bob Beauprez

#bit #country #daily #daily work #doing

Secrecy, being an instrument of conspiracy, ought never to be the system of a regular government. ↗

— Jeremy Bentham

#conspiracy #government #instrument #never #ought

I always assume that democracy is the only good form of government, quite frankly, and democracy is always to be preferred. ↗

— Jeane Kirkpatrick

#assume #democracy #form #frankly #good

Governments never learn. Only people learn. ↗

— Milton Friedman

#learn #never #only #people