"Common man has at long last got himself so far out of gear with nature and his environment that he is beginning to see the shape of extinction, whether he recognizes it as such or not."

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Source : "Generation of Vipers". Book by Philip Wylie, 1942.

Philip Wylie

#Men Quotes #Long Quotes #Gears Quotes

“I am looking forward and I am hoping that I will be the catalyst that makes India and Pakistan live for peace forever.”

Source : "Larry King Live", www.cnn.com. December 2, 2008.
“I had always thought that the idea of love at first sight was one of those things invented by lady novelists from the South with three names.”
“It is sort of weird being honored for the worst day of your life.”

Source : Ben Fountain (2012). “Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk”, p.109, Canongate Books
“People seem to be losing their sense of boundaries more and more, what people are willing to put up on the internet, especially blogs. People seem to assume that only their friends are going to read it but anyone in the world could read it at any time.”
“If the minds of women were enlightened and improved, the domestic work would be more frequently refreshed by intelligent conversation, a means of edification now deplorably neglected, for want of that cultivation which these intellectual advantages would confer.”
“Our minds are like our stomaches; they are whetted by the change of their food, and variety supplies both with fresh appetite.”
“If people are worried about unfair advancement, they should look at the sons-in-law of the world running companies. They've truly slept their way to the top.”
“Art is fundamental, unique to each of us...Even in difficult economic times - especially in difficult economic times, the arts are essential.”

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