"The Ottoman Empire whose sick body was not supported by a mild and regular diet, but by a powerful treatment, which continually exhausted it."

-- Baron de Montesquieu

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“I think the girl who is able to earn her own living and pay her own way should be as happy as anybody on earth. The sense of independence and security is very sweet.”
“Before the advent of Hitler or Stalin, who took their power from the German and the Russian people, measures were thrust upon the free legislatures of those countries to deprive the people of the possession and use of firearms, so that they could not resist the encroachments of such diabolical and vitriolic state police organizations as the Gestapo, the Ogpu, and the Cheka.”
“Champions are propelled by desire, not compelled by fear”
“I have always considered myself a fast learner. I try to retain and absorb as much information and knowledge about the [music] business as I can. I don't want to just sit back and have other people do the hard work for me. I try to be involved in every process of my career as possible. I run my own social media, record, and try to vocal produce myself as much as possible, write my own songs, style myself, and learn the business side. If I didn't do acting or music, I was going to school for business. God has put me on this path and I can honestly say I wake up every day doing what I love.”
“No matter what political reasons are given for war, the underlying reason is always economic.”
“An anti-Semite used to mean a man who hated Jews. Now it means a man who is hated by Jews.”
“All media exist to invest our lives with artificial perceptions and arbitrary values.”

Source : Marshall McLuhan (1964). “Understanding media: the extensions of man”
“Perseverance, secret of all triumphs.”

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