"Prosperity in a society is the accumulation of solutions to human problems."

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Eric Beinhocker

#Problem Quotes #Prosperity Quotes #Accumulation Quotes

“People build up a picture of Johnny Depp as being some sort of weird pirate character. In reality he's incredibly nice... one of the nicest people I've ever met.”
“Hypocrite: The man who murdered his parents, and then pleaded for mercy on the grounds that he was an orphan.”
“Even when youâ€™d lost everything you thought there was to lose, somebody came along and gave you something for free.”
“Iâ€™VE ALWAYS BEEN A REBEL. I NEVER DO THINGS THE WAY THEYâ€™RE SUPPOSED TO BE DONE. EITHER I GO IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OR I CREATE A NEW DIRECTION FOR MYSELF, REGARDLESS OF WHAT THE RULES ARE OR WHAT SOCIETY SAYS.”
“As long as they keep offering me some good parts and so forth - there are some parts out there that fit me pretty well - I'll keep going for a while.”
“We think of violence as being conflict and fighting and wars and so forth, but the most ongoing horrific measure of violence is in the horrible poverty of the Third World... and the poverty in the United States as well. We have our own Third World here. And we have to first become aware of that and how to help and solve that.”
“A Quest of any kind is a heroic journey. It is a rite of passage that carries you to an inner place of silence and majesty and encourages you to live life more courageously and genuinely.”

Source : Denise Linn, Meadow Linn (2012). “Quest: A Guide for Creating Your Own Vision Quest”, p.4, Hay House, Inc
“The world fears a new experience more than it fears anything. Because a new experience displaces so many old experiences. . . . The world doesn't fear a new idea. It can pigeon-hole any idea. But it can't pigeon-hole a real new experience.”

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