"It is no longer clear which way is up even if one wants to rise."

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Source : David Riesman, Nathan Glazer, Reuel Denney (2001). “The Lonely Crowd”, p.47, Yale University Press

David Riesman

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“When God gives a vision, transact business on that line, no matter what it costs.”
“Change itself is what fascinates me. I am drawn, as a moth to the flame, by edge situations, by situations of metamorphosis.”
“I didn't think marriage worked. I thought everybody who was married was secretly miserable - that it was something they just put up with for their children.”
“I just plan on playing my best and continuing to put myself in a great position to win. I hope to win a 2nd bracelet and hopefully a WPT title.”

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“If I do get nervous for a game, they usually go away after the first play. For the Super Bowl, it never went away.”
“It is in vain that we would circumscribe the power of one half of our race, and that half by far the most important and influential.”
“Black History Month is a great celebration for Black people everywhere. I just hope we get to the point as Black people that we celebrate everyday like it is Black History month by living our lives and aspiring to be all we can. Many people lost their lives for us to have the privileges we have so we need to honor them by striving to be the best we can be.”
“Success is a balance thing, it's about work and play together, so we need to work on how we embrace that. The conversation we need to keep having is how women and businesses learn to embrace women having children.”

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