“I lack only $1 billion to make the world a better world.”

—  Maharishi Mahesh Yogi

Quoted from Larry King Weekend, Interview With Maharishi Mahesh Yogi (2002-05-12) http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0205/12/lklw.00.html

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