David Bonderman Quotes

You can't even look outside because everything's so crazy, especially in America. And I live in Detroit! There's the economy, and the fact you can't even open your door any more without going nuts.

By 2007, Iraqi society had completely collapsed.

If you look in general at people who live in anarchy, they have quite high rates of death from either homicide or warfare or both. Anarchy is one of the main reasons for violence, and it may be the most important.

There is no greater evil than anarchy.

So, these political activities will create friction in and of themselves, and in this environment of friction there'll be additional violence.

Panamanians live in a chronic state of insurrection and violence.

This don't go here. [A major riot ensued.]

It is when empires begin to fall, that they tend to cause the most mayhem.

Let us not be carried away by the undisguised agitations of leaders who virtually asked people to take the law into their own hands.

Why do we have to have another riot?

America cannot function if we are a society fueled by riots.

Mr. Trump set an example of how an individual can damage a country. There are agitations all around, and the whole of U.S. is under turmoil.

Bad things usually don't happen by themselves in Iraq.

Investment comes to a halt in a country where sit-ins and protest rallies lead to political chaos.

Sirens wailed; the revolution had come to Harrisonville. Blood was flowing on Pearl Street.

I would certainly say that. I don't want to see riots. I don't want to see problems.

Riot – A popular entertainment given to the military by innocent bystanders.

The world is in such a place of social unrest and there's so much violence.

No one wants to see self-destructive riots because there's no future in riots.

I see every chance of a long, confused and disorganizing civil war, and I feel no desire to take a hand therein.

Libya is still a mess right now.

Hunger is the mother of anarchy.

The priorities for the new Palestinian government is the economy. If Hamas cannot pay salaries when they form the government, there will be a collapse. People cannot afford to have that happen; there is nothing for people to fall back on. If people go hungry, there will be chaos - not just instability, but a breakdown. And there will be violence with a spillover effect. This is crucial to understand.

If some black man go out and start something, a riot or something or, I'm not going to jump in it and get killed because he's gone out and started something I don't believe in what he's fighting for or his approach.

We are worried that rebels are taking control in many countries, and look at the results now. Are you satisfied as an American ? What are the results ? Nothing. Very bad - nothing good.