#in

Russia has gone through eight years of continuing economic pain. ↗

— Jeffrey Sachs

#economic #eight #gone #pain #russia

The basic idea was that if a country would put its economy as an integrated piece of the world system, that it would benefit from that with economic growth. I concur with that basic view. ↗

— Jeffrey Sachs

#basic idea #benefit #concur #country #economic

The idea that UN commitments should be followed by action is indeed a radical one, especially for the United States, where wilful neglect of its own commitments is the rule. ↗

— Jeffrey Sachs

#commitments #especially #followed #idea #indeed

The Russian drama began at the end of 1991, when the Soviet Union mercifully ended. Russia and 14 other new countries emerged from the ruins of the Soviet Union. Every one of those 15 new states faced a profound historical, economic, financial, social and political challenge. ↗

— Jeffrey Sachs

#challenge #countries #drama #economic #emerged

Growing up I definitely looked up to Dominique Moceanu. She was my favorite gymnast and she was on that '96 Olympic team. She was always so fun to watch. I kind of wanted to model my career after hers. ↗

— Alicia Sacramone

#always #career #definitely #favorite #fun

The truth of good economic doctoring is to know the general principles, and to really know the specifics. To understand the context, and also, to understand that an economy may need some tender loving care, not just the so-called hard truths, if it's going to get by. ↗

— Jeffrey Sachs

#care #context #economic #economy #general

We've taken the view that if the rest of the world would democratize and create market economies, that would spread the benefits of prosperity around the world, and that it would enhance our own prosperity, and our own stability and security, as well. ↗

— Jeffrey Sachs

#around #benefits #create #economies #enhance

We, being the Western world, wouldn't let Russia off the hook on debt. So there were demands on debt servicing in the early days until they ran out of reserves. There was no real aid program, just a fictional aid program. ↗

— Jeffrey Sachs

#aid program #being #days #debt #demands

Bewitched is half of everything. ↗

— Nelly Sachs

#everything #half

Men of my age live in a state of continual desperation. ↗

— Vita Sackville-West

#continual #desperation #live #men #state