"Here was a monument, in fieldstone, to the art of family life."

-- Judith Thurman

#Art Quotes #Family Life Quotes #Monument Quotes

“Cunning is a short blanket--if you pull it over your face, you expose your feet.”
“You can't top that remark for hypocrisy or the setting for irony. It isn't the middle class who write $32,500 checks. Those who do expect something in return. They've been getting it.”
“Few things are as foolish as hoping old behaviors will somehow present new results.”
“Love is a mystery which, when solved, evaporates. The same holds for music.”
“The villain of any story is often the most compelling character.”
“...our family is white as far back on the family tree as I've ever looked, and I guess I picture people white white white unless someone tells me otherwise”
“TV is just a huge tablet. Itâ€™s just a platform to consume long-form video.”
“Diet, injections, and injunctions will combine, from a very early age, to produce the sort of character and the sort of beliefs that the authorities consider desirable, and any serious criticism of the powers that be will become psychologically impossible. Even if all are miserable, all will believe themselves happy, because the government will tell them that they are so.”

Source : Bertrand Russell (2016). “The Impact of Science on Society”, p.45, Routledge

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