Susan George
Susan George
Susan Melody Georgeis an English film and television actress, film producer and Arabian horse breeder...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActivist
Date of Birth26 July 1950
CountryUnited States of America
Susan George quotes about
british-actress century
I have never subscribed to authoritarianism, and I think if the 21st century is going to be authoritarian then we're all done for.
british-actress life markets outside taken
Markets can't think about anything beyond about three months. This is very long-term for markets, which is why the important things in life have got to be taken outside of the marketplace.
british-actress countries developed developing middle wait waiting
If we wait for the U.S. to do something, we will be waiting for a very long time. It's Europe, it's Australia, it's the other developed and middle developing countries that have got to do the job.
party people political
There's people coming in who've never done any politics at all, who've never been in a trade union, they've never been in a political party, they've never done anything, but they do feel a kind of urgency.
economy disaster ifs
If the economy becomes disembodied from society it can only lead to disaster.
party political movement
The World Development Movement, to take just one example, is doing good work. Some political parties are, too.
taken thinking things-in-life
Markets cant think about anything beyond about three months. This is very long-term for markets, which is why the important things in life have got to be taken outside of the marketplace.
land earth surface
Only around 2% of the earth's surface is cultivatable land.
democracy done international
Everything has to be done to build some sort of international democracy. We've seen only the tiniest beginnings of that.
acquisition mergers investment
Much of what is called investment is actually nothing more than mergers and acquisitions, and of course mergers and acquisitions are generally accompanied by downsizing.
tools needs arithmetic
We have the most crude accounting tools. It's tragic because our accounts and our national arithmetic doesn't tell us the things that we need to know.
missing-you thinking common
What it missing, I think, is this notion of the common good.
suffering degrees organisation
There is no degree of human suffering which in and of itself is going to bring about change. Only organisation can change things.
british-actress fair less means pay rooted
What is not fair now is that corporations pay less and less tax, which means that you and I pay more because we're rooted somewhere, they've got our address, right?