"For in some ways the world was like a shopping centre, and he himself was a doubtful customer, often ineffectual, being talked into buying things he didn't want, things indeed which nobody in their right mind would want to buy."

-- Margaret Mahy

#Shopping Quotes #Mind Quotes #Buying Quotes

“A lot of times, L.A. is desaturated, and cement and freeways, and downtown.”
“Today, we're encouraged to believe that we should have a verbal interpretation for what we view as art - when in fact the words are an intrusion on the experience.”
“It's sort of easy to make a challenge. It's very hard to put the full fate of your government behind the challenge and make it happen. That's real leadership.”
“Because of the influence of the cinema, most reports or stories of violence are so pictorial that they lack content or meaning. The camera brings them to our eyes, but does not settle them in our minds, nor in time.”
“The minister expressed appreciation for the offer, and our embassy in Uzbekistan will be following up in more detail with them”

Source : "U.S. offers help with Uzbek terror" by Elise Labott, www.cnn.com. May 6, 2004.
“On the contrary, it might even be a projection of what the truth is of the Bush Administration's complacency and ineptitude on the terrorism in its first 9 months in office.”
“It's like all technology: either not powerful enough or too powerful. It will never do exactly what you want it to do.”

Source : Charles Yu (2012). “Sorry Please Thank You: Stories”, p.42, Vintage
“Never seek illicit wealth.”

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