"It is an oversimplification to say that the opposite of irony is oversimplification."

-- Jedediah Purdy

#Opposites Quotes #Irony Quotes #Oversimplification Quotes

“The saints are never the kind of killjoy spinster aunts who go in for faultfinding and lack all sense of humor.”
“The man who acquires the ability to take full possession of his own mind may take possession of anything else to which he is justly entitled.”
“Congolese rumba was so huge in Africa that everybody was inspired by it. But my African roots brought me this music. In every African family, parties in Brussels, we used to listen to this kind of music. And salsa music as well.”

Source : Source: www.ebony.com
“Frankly, no newspaper is set up to monitor for cheats and fabricators.”
“I've got enough guilt to start my own religion.”
“The opposite of consumption is not thrift - it is generosity.”

Source : Raj Patel (2009). “The Value Of Nothing: How to Reshape Market Society and Redefine Democracy”, p.29, Granta
“I've always loved sports and hockey is a sport I play as much as I can. I love it. In a weird way it's like church and therapy and exercise all rolled up into one. I mean when I play hockey I don't think about anything.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“Instead, I have an abundance mentality: When people are genuinely happy at the successes of others, the pie gets larger.”

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