#rid

The Indian economy grew at 5.5 percent, but if you look at the last 30 years - for example, 1960 to 1985 - the progress made by East Asian countries was phenomenal. In a single generation they had been able to transform the character of their economy. They were able to get rid of chronic poverty. ↗

— Manmohan Singh

#asian #asian countries #been #character #chronic

There is something that falls short of perfection in every book, without exception, something influenced by the age, even something ridiculous; just like everyone, without exception, has weaknesses. ↗

— Josef Skvorecky

#book #even #every #everyone #exception

Growing up in Florida, it rained a lot, so we spent a lot of time indoors. I used to love Frogger. I got a lot of use out of that and Ms. Pac-man on my little Atari. ↗

— Jennifer Sky

#florida #got #growing #growing up #i

It was kind of ridiculous to carry it up to a certain point and then drop the ball or the bomb, like quitting the band right after we had signed to Virgin. ↗

— Elliott Smith

#ball #band #bomb #carry #certain

If I didn't have a scholarship to go to the University of Florida or any school, I probably would have considered the military because my family could not afford to send me to college. ↗

— Emmitt Smith

#any #because #college #considered #could

It's been a tremendous ride. My 15 years, my 15 minutes of fame, is up. ↗

— Emmitt Smith

#been #fame #minutes #ride #tremendous

Yeah, I had gay friends. The first thing I realized was that everybody's different, and it becomes obvious that all of the gay stereotypes are ridiculous. ↗

— Bruce Springsteen

#different #everybody #first #first thing #friends

Your spoken voice is a part of it - not a big part of it, but it's something. It puts people at ease, and once again kind of reaches out and makes a bridge for what's otherwise difficult music. ↗

— Bruce Springsteen

#big #bridge #difficult #ease #kind

I'm working 2 days a week right now, narration usually on Wed., and host on camera on Friday. ↗

— Robert Stack

#days #friday #host #i #narration

That's what Rocky is all about: pride, reputation, and not being another bum in the neighborhood. ↗

— Sylvester Stallone

#another #being #bum #neighborhood #pride