Citizens Quote by Paul Collier Download Open image “Politicians would only move beyond gestures once there was a critical mass of informed citizens.” — Paul Collier ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 3.8 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare Citizens Critical Gestures Mass Moving Politician Politics
If politicians would think more they would act less. — George Savile, 1st Marquess of Halifax Copy Share Image
Particularly the broad masses of the people can be moved only by the power of speech. — Adolf Hitler Copy Share Image
Politicians are very experienced - maybe too experienced - at using body language to signal power and competence. But what these politicians are much… — Amy Cuddy Copy Share Image
I think to deal with the situation like human crisis, 65 million people being displaced, lost their home, and with such human tragedy, has… — Ai Weiwei Copy Share Image
...a nation could change its way of life, its history, its technology, its art, literature, and culture, but it would never have a real… — Orhan Pamuk Copy Share Image
When those who have the opportunity to speak to those politicians they must do so and if one doesn't have that opportunity to speak… — Angelina Jolie Copy Share Image
When a social movement adopts the compromises of legislators, it has forgotten its role, which is to push and challenge the politicians, not fall… — Howard Zinn Copy Share Image
The public think the politicians don't know or care about their lives; and the politicians feel misunderstood. — Tony Blair Copy Share Image
“And so a miserable but possible scenario is that countries in the bottom billion oscillate between the traps and limbo, perhaps switching in the… — Paul Collier Copy Share Image
“Rebels usually have something to complain about, and if they don't they make it up. All too often the really disadvantaged are in no… — Paul Collier Copy Share Image
How do we give credible hope to the billion poorest people in the world? It requires compassion to get ourselves started, and enlightened self-interest… — Paul Collier Copy Share Image
At the core of all successful societies are procedures for blocking the advancement of bad men — Paul Collier Copy Share Image
“The critical changes in trade policy... are politically difficult not because they threaten interests (they don't) but because they do not fit into any… — Paul Collier Copy Share Image
There is a simple way of avoiding excess risk-taking by the managers of our financial institutions. It is to make it a crime ...… — Paul Collier Copy Share Image
Most conduct is guided by norms rather than by laws. Norms are voluntary and are effective because they are enforced by peer pressure. — Paul Collier Copy Share Image
“Launching a turnaround takes courage. I cannot measure that and so it is not going to be included in my analysis, but behind the… — Paul Collier Copy Share Image
Change in the societies at the very bottom must come predominantly from within; we cannot impose it on them. — Paul Collier Copy Share Image
“Persuading everyone to behave decently to each other because the society is so fragile is a worthy goal, but it may be more straightforward… — Paul Collier Copy Share Image
“Pressure works, but it needs to be organized. This is the domain of the NGOs and the rock stars.” — Paul Collier Copy Share Image
Politics is not an issue whether you like or dislike , but every citizen must involve. — Khem Veasna Copy Share Image
The language we share is at the core of our identity as citizens, and our ticket to full participation in American political life. We… — S. I. Hayakawa Copy Share Image
Jeff Chu's pilgrimage across America to discover his own place as a gay man in the Christian church as well as attitudes about being… — Donna Freitas Copy Share Image
“The police ultimately pay the price for poor customer service when citizens become fearful of them.” — Steven Magee Copy Share Image
Worship isn't destructive, Martin. I know that. I don't. I only know it's the core of his life. What else has he got? He… — Peter Shaffer Copy Share Image
No greater victory can be won by citizens or soldiers than to transform temporary foes into permanent friends. — William Jennings Bryan Copy Share Image
Let us at all times remember that all American citizens are brothers of a common country, and should dwell together in bonds of fraternal… — Abraham Lincoln Copy Share Image
A free society depends upon a high degree of mutual trust. The public will not give that trust to officials who are not seen… — Archibald Cox Copy Share Image
My dreams were always small and puny. All I ever needed was a little house with a little picket fence by the sea. Little… — Imelda Marcos Copy Share Image
The average ordinary citizen can do a lot of different things when it comes to the climate crisis. — Lawrence Bender Copy Share Image
I think most of us are raised with preconceived notions of the choices we're supposed to make. We waste so much time making decisions… — Sandra Bullock Copy Share Image