Quotes About Gorbachev's Reforms

#1. I disapproved of the fact that the government here refused to adopt the few reforms that Gorbachev put over in the field of media and the field of culture.

Stefan Heym

#2. The men wore loose loincloths that did little to conceal penes like pendulums on grandfather clocks. There

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.

#3. Starting reforms in the Soviet Union was only possible from above, only from above. Any attempt to go from below was suppressed, suppressed in a most resolute way.

Mikhail Gorbachev

#4. Every country should conduct its own reforms, should develop its own model, taking into account the experience of other countries, whether close neighbours or far away countries.

Mikhail Gorbachev

#5. When you broadcast your book reading voluntarily, it creates moments of fascinating serendipity.

Clive Thompson

#6. Great food needed more than chefs; it needed gourmet diners.

Nicole Mones

#7. Education should not be fun. You are being brought up into society and society has a way of doing things. It may not be pleasant but sooner or later you are going to have to do it anyway.

Robert M. Pirsig

#8. We are excited about the music, past and present and future, and are really looking forward to playing.

Graham Nash