"Ninety-nine percent of everyday things are things we don't need - that goes for regular visits to the hairdresser just as it does for clothing. What would it mean if we all consumed 20 percent less? It would be catastrophic. It would mean 20 percent less jobs, 20 percent less taxes, 20 percent less money for schools, doctors, roads. The global economy would collapse."

-- Karl-Johan Persson

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“We have to prepare our cities for the increasing scarcity of resources by increasing their density and energy efficiency.”
“Only when you are lost can love find itself in you without losing its way.”
“I want to become a superstar, but for that, I first have to be a super actor.”
“No one is asking what happened to all the homeless. No one cares, because it's easier to get on the subway and not be accosted.”
“Much better than it has been all week. I got sick again this week, so I wasn't really able to breathe. I was on antibiotics (until Wednesday). This program was so great coming here. I felt more confident than I ever have all season, more calm, more relaxed, bending the knees. So even that program with the one mistake ... you can't be perfect all the time, but for me that was a great skate for me and I'm happy with how it went.”
“A lot of people think Formula One isn't a sport because everyone drives a car when they go to work in the morning. But we're pulling up to six G on a corner or during breaking, which is almost like being a fighter pilot. So we have to do a lot of work on our neck muscles.”

Source : "Button your lip" by Rachel Cooke, www.theguardian.com. March 5, 2005.
“The longer I stay in the States, the more I understand how important it is to smile and seem like a nice guy. Like Ronald Reagan. Your image seems to count more than what you do.”
“All human beings hunger for appreciation.”

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