Central Planners Quotes

#1. Capitalists desire purchasing power. Socialists lust for the power to plan society. Which is worse?

A.E. Samaan

#2. The sadist desires to command and control. The masochist desires to be freed from the burdens of liberty. That is Socialism.

A.E. Samaan

#3. Legislating morality grows big government immensely, and helps fashion the noose the government will use to ultimately hang you by.

A.E. Samaan

#4. You have to take things with a lot of laughter. I laugh with everyone; this way, I will be able to die happy.

Azzedine Alaia

#5. The biggest thing politically within fashion is that the clothing should be displayed on different body shapes.

Zac Posen

#6. For years, European leaders have pointed out that Europe is an economic giant, but a military pygmy.

Lord Robertson

#7. A "centrally planned economy" by definition discourages and despises participation by the masses. It's a bureaucratic oligarchy.

A.E. Samaan

#8. Centralization is an abomination! Decentralize everything! Leave nothing to the central planners.

A.E. Samaan

#9. That's what we do in this country. That's the American Dream. That's freedom, and I'll take it any day over the supervision and sanctimony of the central planners.

Paul Ryan

#10. Dors muttered to him, "Stop studying humanity. Be aware of your surroundings." "I'll try.

Isaac Asimov

#11. Centrally planned economies are upended by out of control population. Their escape valve is eugenics.

A.E. Samaan

#12. Here's the plan: I'll go in and palaver while you surround them."
"Surround them," he said. "By myself.

Lindsay Buroker

#13. To walk through the ruined cities of Germany is to feel an actual doubt about the continuity of civilization.

George Orwell

#14. Communism is what happens when Socialists realize that they want complete control over every aspect of human life.

A.E. Samaan

#15. Well-timed silence is the most commanding expression.

Mark Helprin

#16. It was the only way to progress, to stop.

Samuel Beckett

#17. It was just your life. You were just living your life.

Haven Kimmel

#18. Every day I try to be in communication with the universe in an unconscious way.

Paulo Coelho

#19. Times slows when your life is in danger. Every second takes a minute to pass, and even the smallest event gets chiseled into memory. (95)

John Bul Dau

#20. My best days are Monday through Friday, and Saturday and Sunday."
"Ian," Wesley noted, "that covers the whole week."
Ian nods his head. "Pretty much.

Carroll Bryant

#21. The right to "liberty" and "pursuit" of happiness is incompatible with a government that makes choices for you.

A.E. Samaan

#22. Indeed, if communist central planners could have organized the economy with as much detail, precision, and flexibility as a modern-day Toyota or Wal-Mart, communism would probably still exist.

Jim Stanford

#23. Defy the central planners. Upend their designs for your life. Be a staunch individualist. Stand on your rights.

A.E. Samaan

#24. The desire to engineer humanity is a sign of a mind warped by megalomania and lust for power.

A.E. Samaan

#25. Are you going to argue with me?"
Beatrix tried to sound meek. "No, sir."
A slow smile crossed his face. "That was the worst attempt at obedience I've ever seen.

Lisa Kleypas

#26. Every totalitarian Communist considered themselves as a Socialist first and foremost.

A.E. Samaan

#27. All utopias are dystopias. The term "dystopia" was coined by fools that believed a "utopia" can be functional.

A.E. Samaan

#28. God works in different ways and it shows ...
And everybody knows, love comes and goes.

Ed O.G.

#29. LENIN = "Revolutionary Social Democracy"
American Socialists = "Democratic Socialism". What is the difference? The USSR held democratic referendums too; all of which increased the power of the central planners and reduced the individual to nothingness.

A.E. Samaan