Janio Quadros quotes

Unless we make revolutionary reforms, some day - in some unknown serra - some unknown Fidel Castro will rise up in Brazil.
-- Janio Quadros

#Reform #Brazil #Revolutionary

From a distance I became more convinced than ever that Almighty God destined us to become a great people.
-- Janio Quadros

#Distance #People #Almighty

How can the reality of 600 million Chinese be ignored?
-- Janio Quadros

#Reality #Chinese #Ignored

Indifference to all the refinements of life--it's really shocking. Just Calvinism, that's all. Calvinism without the excuse of Calvin's theology.

Before we even consider expanding Medicare, or another program based on its rates, we must reform our Medicare payment system so that it rewards value, not volume, and doesn't disadvantage states like Minnesota that provide high-quality care in an efficient way.

Look, you're not going to get me to say that Democrats don't make mistakes. We do. I mentioned two areas - pension reform and seniority and tenure. I've done both - I've advocated for both. I've advocated for - seek for reform as well.

He led the state through a budget crisis, natural disasters, and political turmoil, working across party lines for a better environment, election reforms, and bipartisan solutions.

I do go back to Brazil once a year. I miss my family.

I spill it out as fast as I can. I don’t really edit. In Brazil, recently, I wrote 70 pages. In London, 80 pages.

Brazil was, is, and will be in fashion.

One thing I know that's really cool - it seems to me that Blake Schwarzenbach [Jets to Brazil frontman; ex-Jawbreaker] is someone who's made music that's people continue to take really personally.

Loving ourselves is a revolutionary act!

Telling the truth is always revolutionary