"I am against all machines. It's no wonder that so many Americans go on dope when they have no other cultural stimulus than a television."

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Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

James Purdy

#Dope Quotes #Machines Quotes #Goes On Quotes

“In theory there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice there is.”

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“In the United States especially, politics and economics donâ€™t mix well. Politicians have all sorts of reasons to pass all sorts of laws that, as well-meaning as they may be, fail to account for the way real people respond to real-world incentives.”

Source : Steven D. Levitt, Stephen J. Dubner (2010). “SuperFreakonomics, Illustrated edition: Global Cooling, Patriotic Prostitutes, and Why Suicide Bombers Should Buy Life Insurance”, p.44, Harper Collins
“Amin knew that neither West nor East would criticize him for fear that he would support the other side. He felt he was untouchable and he said so openly.”
“All my life I've dealt with politicians. I know politicians better than anybody. And honestly, if you can't deal with a politician, there's something wrong with you.”
“The way I work, typically, I do everything at the very last minute. Even if I was given two months, I'd do it in the last three days”
“I believe that every president wants to give everyone work but they can't; they want everyone to eat but they can't make it happen. The same happens with education. So we have to ask ourselves, "Why can't we do anything?"”

Source : Source: realterrorist.wordpress.com
“Most men - not just the men in Brentwood - are scared of powerful women with brains. There's something in a man that makes him want to have power over a woman - whether it's in the bedroom or because they earn more money. It boosts their egos.”

Source : "60 SECONDS: Jodie Marsh". Interview with Andrew Williams, metro.co.uk. February 28, 2007.
“I just think that this whole issue of creating potential human life, not to give life, but to give the scientists a bit more of a leg-up, is fraught with danger.”

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