#efficient

Democracy may not prove in the long run to be as efficient as other forms of government, but it has one saving grace: it allows us to know and say that it isn't. ↗

— Bill Moyers

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If you're the village blacksmith and a model T comes along, you better become a mechanic. People's lives are better when they get news online versus having to wait for the morning paper. It's a lot more efficient, a lot more real time, a lot less waste. ↗

— Marc Andreessen

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Not exclusively, but the bulk of our local economy should be covered by local currencies, which is more efficient than having global currencies which lose connection with reality in the markets, shops and communities of the people. ↗

— David Korten

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We must continue research into new forms of energy and into more efficient use of existing energy sources. ↗

— Mac Thornberry

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But alas, they are all sadly deficient, because they leave us under the domination of political and religious prejudices; and they are as inefficient as the sleepy dose of an ordinary sermon. ↗

— Adam Weishaupt

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We see the tendency in the world to criticise democracy and sometimes even to say that authoritarian countries like China are more efficient. That is very short-sighted. China looks efficient only because it can sacrifice most people's rights. This is not something the west should be happy about. ↗

— Ai Weiwei

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We need a government that is what we are at our best. Smart, efficient, pragmatic and compassionate. ↗

— Deval Patrick

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Government is inherently incompetent, and no matter what task it is assigned, it will do it in the most expensive and inefficient way possible. ↗

— Charley Reese

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I'm sure some people will say, 'Why do this?' And my response is, 'Why wouldn't you?' The film business in general is using a model that is outdated and, worse than that, inefficient. ↗

— Steven Soderbergh

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Technological progress has merely provided us with more efficient means for going backwards. ↗

— Aldous Huxley

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