"The function of the West is to turn bodies and minds into products. It cannot understand that the rest of the world holds this to be an obscenity, a corruption of our nirvanic nature."

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Source : John Burdett (2012). “Bangkok Haunts”, p.156, Hachette UK

John Burdett

#Mind Quotes #World Quotes #Body Quotes

“Diogenes said once to a person who was showing him a dial, "It is a very useful thing to save a man from being too late for supper.”
“An important and fundamental premise of the American judicial system is the presumption of innocence, that is until proven guilty.”
“This is my favorite part about analytics: Taking boring flat data and bringing it to life through visualization.”
“The ethic of conviction and the ethic of responsibility are not opposites. They are complementary to one another.”

Source : Max Weber, Peter Lassman, Ronald Speirs (1994). “Weber: Political Writings”, p.368, Cambridge University Press
“When I decided to get married at 40, I couldn't find a dress with the modernity or sophistication I wanted. That's when I saw the opportunity for a wedding gown business.”
“Any thing is interesting if you can communicate it. There are no unimportant subjects for the enlivened mind.”
“I was a hoodlum. I was a gang member, and art saved my life.”

Source : "Art Talk with F. Murray Abraham". Interview with Paulette Beete, www.arts.gov. October 24, 2012.
“...I discovered that I could take a risk and survive. I could march in Philadelphia. I could go out in the street and be gay evenin a dress or a skirt without getting shot. Each victory gave me courage for the next one.”

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