“I find it increasingly difficult to take Mr Benn seriously as an economics minister.”
Roy Jenkins (1920–2003) British politician, historian and writer
Britain in Europe press conference (27 May 1975), quoted in The Times (28 May 1975), p. 3
1970s
Source: Globalization - A Basic Text (2010), Chapter 13, Negative Global Flows: Crime, Terrorism, War, and More, p. 390
“I find it increasingly difficult to take Mr Benn seriously as an economics minister.”
Roy Jenkins (1920–2003) British politician, historian and writer
Britain in Europe press conference (27 May 1975), quoted in The Times (28 May 1975), p. 3
1970s
“It will be guerilla warfare on a global scale, with no front lines and no identifiable enemy”
Hunter S. Thompson book Kingdom of Fear
"Kingdom of Fear" (12 September 2001)
2000s
Context: It will be guerilla warfare on a global scale, with no front lines and no identifiable enemy … We are going to punish somebody for this attack, but just who or what will be blown to smithereens for it is hard to say. Maybe Afghanistan, maybe Pakistan or Iraq, or possibly all three at once. Who knows?
“In difficult moments, be an example of courage.”
Prevale (1983) Italian DJ and producer
Original: (it) Nei momenti difficili, sii esempio di coraggio.
Source: prevale.net
Jim Stanford (1961) Canadian economist
Part 4, Chapter 21, Globalization, p. 254
Economics For Everyone (2008)
George Ritzer (1940) American sociologist
Source: Globalization - A Basic Text (2010), Chapter 2, Global Issues, Debates, and Controversies, p. 47
“It is so difficult – at least, I find it difficult – to understand people who speak the truth.”
E.M. Forster book A Room with a View
Source: A Room with a View (1908), Ch.1
“It is difficult to find happiness within oneself, but it is impossible to find it anywhere else.”
Arthur Schopenhauer (1788–1860) German philosopher
Ken McLeod (1948) Canadian lama
Awakening Compassion http://www.unfetteredmind.org/awakening-compassion. Unfettered Mind http://www.unfetteredmind.org. (Topic: Practice)
“I find Christmas very difficult”
Morrissey (1959) English singer
Morrissey's reply to a fan's question "What do you think of Christmas?" at Earl's Court 18th December 2004[citation needed]
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