John Tamihere quotes

“No one has a monopoly on our unending story of nationhood; no one has the manual for our nationhood.”
-- John Tamihere

#Being Different Quotes #Stories Quotes #Monopoly Quotes

“You have to do stuff that average people don't understand because those are the only good things.”

Source : Andy Warhol, Pat Hackett (2009). “The Andy Warhol Diaries”, p.336, Hachette UK

“The panic of the Depression loosened my inhibitions against being different. I could be myself.”

“It's really a sad story, and I liked that. The songs on this album talk about relationships in every aspect.”

“I really enjoy listening to stories. I remember them and keep them in my mind.”

“The swells were amazing! As big as three-story apartment buildings!”

“Don’t read success stories, you will only get a message. Read failure stories, you will get some ideas to get success.”

“All rent is based on the monopoly power of private owners of certain portions of the globe.”

“War has been the necessary and inevitable consequence of the establishment of a monopoly on security.”

Source : Gustave Molinari (1977). “Production of Security, The”, p.35, Ludwig von Mises Institute

“Of course, Americans have no monopoly of patriotic enthusiasm and good faith.”

“No one has a monopoly of the true God, nor is there a nation or religion that can claim, or at any rate prove, that it has been given the exclusive right to the Creator or sole knowledge of His Being.”

Source : Annotation to "Sucesos de las Islas Filipinas" by Antonio de Morga. Translated by Austin Craig,