"As a consequence, I think of the idea of 'common practice' at any time as something that can only be seen by looking backwards. Maybe around the turn of the 20th century there might have been some kind of common practice but now it looks to me like the boundaries have come down."

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Source : Source: therumpus.net

Jennifer Higdon

#Thinking Quotes #Common Quotes #Kind Quotes

“Once you become successful, people know where you live, the type of house you live in, the kind of car you drive, the clothes you wear, and so it would be patronising to go and talk like a welder. Welding's a mystery to me now. You can't go back, your life changes every day.”
“Liverpool will be without Kvarme tonight - he's illegible.”
“I'd rather hear an ugly truth, rather than an obscure lie.”
“One of my favorite games when I was a kid was 'murder/suicide'. Dad would show us a photo and ask us: 'Is it a murder or a suicide ?'”
“I think what the Fed fears is that, if Donald Trump gets big tax cuts and big spending increases that take effect right now, when the economy is close to full employment, they will have to raise rates more rapidly.”

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“Love is the triumph of imagination over intelligence.”
“If you're looking to make a basic living selling and playing your music, the Internet is all you really need.”
“The terrorists hide behind Allah.”

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