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If you have a rigidly controlled economy, cut off from the rest of the world by infinite protection, nobody has any incentive to increase productivity and to bring new ideas. Manmohan Singh
You World Protection Rest Increase Nobody New Economy Ideas New Ideas Off Infinite Any Controlled Cut Incentive Productivity Bring
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
Character You Generation Progress Made Example Poverty Single Chronic East East Asian Indian Able Percent Had Countries Economy For Example Look Were Been Years Get Grew Transform Asian Asian Countries Rid Last Phenomenal
Our foreign-exchange reserves when I took over were no more than a billion dollars; that is, roughly equal to two weeks' imports. Manmohan Singh
Took Our More Weeks Over Equal Imports Were Dollars Than Billion Billion Dollars Reserves Roughly Two Two Weeks
Cutting the fiscal deficit is not popular. That is the experience of all governments in all countries. Expenditure cuts hurt certain vested interests, and they don't like it. Manmohan Singh
Hurt Experience Deficit Countries Like Fiscal Governments Vested Vested Interests Expenditure Cuts Cutting Interests Certain Popular
A victory for the Taliban in Afghanistan would have catastrophic consequences for the world - particularly for South Asia, for Central Asia, and for the Middle East. Manmohan Singh
World Victory Consequences East Would Catastrophic Taliban Particularly South South Asia Afghanistan Middle Middle East Central Asia
If al-Qaeda had not had a home in Afghanistan, maybe 9/11 would never have taken place. God forbid if al-Qaeda gets another strong foothold in Afghanistan. Manmohan Singh
God Home Strong Would Never Had Taken Forbid Another Gets Afghanistan Maybe Place Al-Qaeda
One can dismiss the Prime Minister of India most easily. All that is necessary is for Parliament to pass a vote of no-confidence. Manmohan Singh
Vote Easily Minister India Parliament Prime Prime Minister Most Pass Dismiss Necessary
We removed wealth tax in the 1991 budget. That is one way in which the children of those who had wealth could put money honestly into their enterprises. Manmohan Singh
Money Wealth Honestly Way Those Enterprises One-Way Could Had Put Budget Tax Children Which Who
What an ugly beast the ape, and how like us. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Ugly Beast Like How Ape Us
Virtue is a habit of the mind, consistent with nature and moderation and reason. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Nature Mind Virtue Consistent Habit Moderation Reason
Liberty consists in the power of doing that which is permitted by the law. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Liberty Law Power Consists Permitted Doing Which
The greatest pleasures are only narrowly separated from disgust. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Pleasures Only Greatest Narrowly Disgust Separated
In a disordered mind, as in a disordered body, soundness of health is impossible. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Health Impossible Mind Body
Empire and liberty. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Liberty Empire
I criticize by creation - not by finding fault. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Fault Creation Criticize Finding
Rather leave the crime of the guilty unpunished than condemn the innocent. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Innocent Crime Guilty Unpunished Rather Leave Condemn Than
One who sees the Supersoul accompanying the individual soul in all bodies and who understands that neither the soul nor the Supersoul is ever destroyed, actually sees. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Soul Destroyed Neither Sees Individual Understands Accompanying Nor Bodies Who Ever Actually
What gift has providence bestowed on man that is so dear to him as his children? Marcus Tullius Cicero
Man Gift Bestowed Him Dear His Providence Children
Hatred is inveterate anger. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Anger Hatred Inveterate
Of all nature's gifts to the human race, what is sweeter to a man than his children? Marcus Tullius Cicero
Nature Man Gifts His Than Human Children Race Sweeter Human Race
Nature abhors annihilation. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Nature Abhors Annihilation
We should not be so taken up in the search for truth, as to neglect the needful duties of active life; for it is only action that gives a true value and commendation to virtue. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Life Truth Value Action Active Virtue Neglect Only Gives Taken True True Value Up Duties Should Search
That last day does not bring extinction to us, but change of place. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Day Change Does Place Us Bring Last Extinction
What is thine is mine, and all mine is thine. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Mine Thine
So near is falsehood to truth that a wise man would do well not to trust himself on the narrow edge. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Truth Wise Man Wise Man Trust Edge Would Well Himself Narrow Falsehood Near
A man's own manner and character is what most becomes him. Marcus Tullius Cicero
Character Man Own Most Him Becomes Manner
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