#of

The Chinese have certain advantages. The fact that it's a single party government. But I do believe in the long run the fact that India is a functioning democracy committed to the rule of law. Our system is slow to move but I'm confident that once decisions are taken they are going to be far more durable. ↗

— Manmohan Singh

#believe #certain #chinese #committed #confident

We got government off the backs of the people of India, particularly off the backs of India's entrepreneurs. We introduced more competition, both internal competition and external competition. We simplified and rationalized the tax system. We made risk-taking much more attractive. ↗

— Manmohan Singh

#backs #both #competition #entrepreneurs #external

For a house, somewhere near Los Angeles I found an old church. Very old, no longer used. So we moved the church to the land, and I took off the steeple, and I got my hands dirty. ↗

— Douglas Sirk

#church #dirty #found #got #hands

What I really resent most about people sticking labels on you is that it cuts off all the other elements of what you are because it can only deal with black and white; the cartoon. ↗

— Siouxsie Sioux

#because #black #black and white #cartoon #cuts

I have often wished I had time to cultivate modesty... but I am too busy thinking about myself. ↗

— Edith Sitwell

#am #busy #cultivate #had #i

Most reporters who come to me get their stories directly from press releases. Very few do what one would consider to be their professional duty. ↗

— Joey Skaggs

#consider #directly #duty #few #get

I'm in Stockholm in my office. I just got here after seeing my eighth child on an ultrasound, so I'm in a good mood. It's beautiful: an energetic little skeleton. ↗

— Stellan Skarsgard

#beautiful #child #eighth #energetic #good

Larry, I spent probably most of my professional life helping to build Enron Corporation. I don't think there was anyone that was as shocked by the - by the collapse of the company as I was. ↗

— Jeffrey Skilling

#build #collapse #company #corporation #enron

Most publishers seem very reluctant to publish short story collections at all; they bring them out in paperback, often disguised as novels. ↗

— John Sladek

#collections #disguised #most #novels #often

Often doctors didn't even tell you what was wrong with you. They just treated you, and sent you home. ↗

— Rebecca Skloot

#even #home #just #often #sent