“Cynicism is the curse of the West. In India, we still have faith.”
“Without cynicism and cursing, what will I say to people?”
“The main obstacle to further progress on the resource curse is China, and to a lesser extent India.”
“Back in Russia we were dirt-poor. Here in the West we are still poor but have risen above the dirt to tower alongside stalks of grass!”
“When India feels that the West cares as much about slavery as it does about pirated DVDs, it will dispatch people to the borders to stop traffickers.”
“If the West believed in something, it would prevail overnight. The problem is you can't beat bad faith with no faith.”