#ram

The runs started in Thailand after the IMF intervened in such a dramatic way. Then the IMF came to Indonesia. ↗

— Jeffrey Sachs

#came #dramatic #dramatic way #imf #indonesia

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

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

Once an artist explores the vast variety of tools and features available on the great programs, we're hooked. ↗

— Buffy Sainte-Marie

#available #explores #features #great #hooked

Growing up in a very rural and remote area in Colorado's San Luis Valley - one of the poorest counties in the United States - essentially created the framework of values from which I operate. I stand up for the little guy. I fight discrimination at all levels. I fight for an inclusive America. ↗

— Ken Salazar

#area #colorado #counties #created #discrimination

We are talking about institutionalizing a program on solar development that will outlast the Obama administration. ↗

— Ken Salazar

#administration #development #obama #obama administration #outlast

I don't believe in an annual dose of film music for the sake of it being film music. If we program film music, it will be because there is a real artistic reason for doing so. ↗

— Esa-Pekka Salonen

#artistic #because #being #believe #doing

The 'movement' is paramount, the concept of 'family' is the symbol we wish to project. ↗

— Juan Antonio Samaranch

#family #movement #paramount #project #symbol

Even when you're making a movie about life, death is a presence, and I guess it's part of my dramatic viewpoint. I'm not sure why exactly. ↗

— Gus Van Sant

#death #dramatic #even #exactly #guess

With 'Good Will Hunting,' Miramax made certain the recruited audience wasn't expecting to laugh at Robin Williams like they normally do. From my limited experience, you can really blow test screenings by conducting them in the wrong way. ↗

— Gus Van Sant

#blow #certain #conducting #expecting #experience