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"Doing well is the result of doing good. That's what capitalism is all about."

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Ralph Waldo Emerson

#Doing Good Quotes #Results Quotes #Wells Quotes

  • “I feel completely detached from any country, any group. I am a metaphysically displaced person”

  • “I was kicked out of school one year for streaking.”

  • “For years, I never knowingly went on a holiday. When I travelled, it was for work. Now I am a huge advocate, particularly to places which have amazing wildlife, such as Antarctica, India and Patagonia.”

  • “Colour is what gives jewels their worth. They light up and enhance the face. Nothing is more elegant than a black skirt and sweater worn with a sparkling multi-stoned necklace.”

  • “When they come downstairs from their Ivory Towers, idealists are very apt to walk straight into the gutter.”

  • “The genius of impeachment lay in the fact that it could punish the man without punishing the office.”

  • “The soul of man is of the imperishable substance of the stars!”

  • “You have to hold onto your fantasy.”

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