#us

My parents would read those books to me as well but they used to make me starving when I was a kid because they were always eating ham sandwiches with the crusts off and drinking ginger beer. ↗

— Mike Myers

#because #beer #books #drinking #eating

Just because you win the French Open it doesn't mean you can do well at Wimbledon. ↗

— Li Na

#french #french open #just #just because #mean

Slap-stick comedy is really funny, unless you're the one getting slapped with the stick. ↗

— Carroll Bryant

#funny #funny-but-true #funny-quotes #humor #humorous

Verne's all about what you can do versus what you can't do. He just kept saying yes and his part kept growing. I would love to work with him in every movie. ↗

— Mike Myers

#every #growing #him #his #i

I have always regarded global development as a struggle between the forces of good and evil. Not to be simplified as a struggle between Jesus and Satan, since I do not consider that the process is restricted to our own sphere of culture. ↗

— Alva Myrdal

#between #consider #culture #development #evil

More must be done in concrete terms in order to promote the cause of disarmament. ↗

— Alva Myrdal

#concrete #disarmament #done #more #must

The economic and political roots of the conflicts are too strong for us to pretend to create a lasting state of harmonious understanding between men. ↗

— Alva Myrdal

#conflicts #create #economic #harmonious #lasting

The misconception that a victory can be worth its price, has in the nuclear age become a total illusion. ↗

— Alva Myrdal

#become #illusion #misconception #nuclear #nuclear age

War is murder. And the military preparations now being made for a potential major confrontation are aimed at collective murder. In a nuclear age the victims would be numbered by the millions. This naked truth must be faced. ↗

— Alva Myrdal

#aimed #being #collective #confrontation #faced

Fortunately, when Korea was struck by the 1997/8 financial crisis, that was a good opportunity for us to engage in fundamental reforms and strengthen our financial structure. As a result, our financial regulatory structure and regime have been very much strengthened. ↗

— Lee Myung-bak

#crisis #engage #financial #financial crisis #fortunately