"He loved possessions, not masses of them, but a select few that he did not part with. They gave a man self-respect. Not ostentation but quality, and the love that cherished the quality. Possessions reminded him that he existed, and made him enjoy his existence. It was as simple as that. And wasn't that worth something? He existed. Not many people in the world knew how to, even if they had the money. It really didn't take money, masses of money, it took a certain security."

-- Patricia Highsmith

#Simple Quotes #Men Quotes #Self Quotes

“Next to enjoying ourselves, the next greatest pleasure consists in preventing others from enjoying themselves, or, more generally, in the acquisition of power.”
“Your life is the same wherever you go.”
“One of our great strength, world capitalism, is the most successful economic system possible, but has also become one of shorter and shorter cycles of evaluation. CEOs, companies, stocks, profits and debits change at an ever more accelerated pace in response to the demands of stockholders and the market. We have already experienced some consequences of the shortening cycle of decision making in business, but those are minor in relation to the grand systemic collapse that always eventually results from such accelerating and shortening periods for leadership goals.”

Source : Source: www.pbs.org
“I don't want five hundred billion neural chips. I want guts.”

Source : Mary E. Pearson (2009). “The Adoration of Jenna Fox”, p.126, Macmillan
“When the last dime is gone, I'll sit on the curb outside with a pencil and a ten cent notebook and start the whole thing over again.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“There is a fundamental difference between religion, which is based on authority, and science, which is based on observation and reason. Science will win because it works.”
“Satan like a fisher, baits his hook according to the appetite of the fish.”

Source : Thomas Adams, James Sherman (1848). “An Exposition Upon the Second Epistle General of St. Peter”, p.236
“I believe that if you work hard enough and do things the right way recognition will come.”

Source : Source: www.highsnobiety.com

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