"Social Science â€¦ led us to the fallacy that, since all men have their being in culture and as a result of culture, they owe a debt to that culture which even a lifetime of altruism could not repay."

-- David Riesman

#Men Quotes #Culture Quotes #Debt Quotes

“I presumably lost $150,000 in the depression of 1937â€”on my one stock investmentâ€”because I did everything Lehman Brothers told me. I said, well, this is a foolâ€™s procedure . . . buying stock in other peopleâ€™s businesses.”
“He picked up the skull and knocked an onion ring out of its eye socket. "I see Sophie has been busy again. Couldn't you have restrained her, my friend?" The skull yattered its teeth at him. Howl put it down rather hastily.”
“If I went out in killer heels and full makeup, blow dry, the whole thing - anyone dressed up like that could be intimidating to men and women, really. It's so, look at me. Do you know what I mean? But I love women.”
“Now that he's gone, I feel like I'm a senior citizen who gave away her life savings over the phone. And this is the crux: I never in my life believed in someone as much as I believed in him. The shame is overwhelming.”
“Smells could bring a person back clearer than pictures even could.”
“I would prefer to be a citizen of an independent country rather than Emperor of an enslaved one.”
“You know, Quincy Jones was a great mentor, but he was a man in a man's world. Fortunately he's a very sensitive man and a beautiful human being, and even though he was 14 or 15 years older than me, he's a capable human being and has great communication skills.”
“From the deepest desires often come the deadliest hate.”

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