"Nothing about economic growth in the United States over the course of the past 40, 50 years, during which time this has been continually happening, would indicate that we are being harmed in an overall sense by this."

-- P. J. O'Rourke

#Past Quotes #Years Quotes #Growth Quotes

“I come to the point of using steel, and simply cannot. It's like the marriage proposal of a perfectly eligible man who just isn't loveable. It is wood I love.”

Source : Anne Truitt (2013). “Daybook: The Journal of an Artist”, p.46, Simon and Schuster
“I cannot write too much upon how necessary it is to be completely conservative that is particularly traditional in order to be free.”
“If you live in an acquisitive society you are likely to be acquisitive, but it isn't deeply rooted in human nature, except in the sense that it's deeply rooted to be psychologically receptive to your peers and to advertising.”
“I am a fan of a bright sock. They're bold.”
“But what are our stories if not the mirrors we hold up to our fears?”
“No one has a corner on depression, but housewives are working on it.”
“Of course there are fat French women. There are fat people everywhere.”
“Don't be afraid, Queen ... don't be afraid, Queen, the blood has long since gone into the earth. And where it was spilled, grapevines are already growing.”

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