(104 quotes found)
“Africa is a paradox which illustrates and highlights neo-colonialism. Her earth is rich, yet the products that come from above and below the soil continue to enrich, not Africans predominantly, but groups and individuals who operate to Africa’s impoverishment.”
Kwame Nkrumah
“Politicians fascinate because they constitute such a paradox; they are an elite that accomplishes mediocrity for the public good.”
George F. Will
“An intriguing paradox of the 1990s is that it isn't called a decade of greed.”
Paul A. Samuelson
“Everybody knows you're going to miss some. It's just the reality and the probability of it. It's the ultimate paradox for a kicker. You go out expecting to make every kick, but you also know it's probably not going to happen. So you have these two conflicting thoughts and realities. The really good kickers are the ones who can process that information. That's what I'm learning to do.”
Nate Kaeding
“The problem with Einstein's paradox is that it doesn't fold in biology?specifically, space radiation and the biology of aging.”
Frank Cucinotta
“The paradox [in Cote d'Ivoire] is that while we have everything ready for the path to peace, we are also ready for the road to crisis.”
Pierre Schori
“There's paradox and irony in the character of Azdak, and it's political. He's not just wacky, he grinds a certain ax,”
Frank Wood
“This year, we must address the Colorado Paradox. We have more college degrees per capita than any state. Yet we lag the nation in the percentage of students who go on to higher education.”
Bill Owens
“This has been the great paradox--very successful European equity markets surrounded by a lukewarm economic environment. It's the opposite of the U.S.”
Philippe Brugere
“Sometimes you got to lose to win. Never give up. Never give in.”
Emmanuel Jal (War Child)
