"Although wealth may not bring happiness, the immediate prospect of it provides a wonderfully close imitation."

-- Patrick O'Brian

#May Quotes #Wealth Quotes #Imitation Quotes

“If you deny mystery-even in the guise of death-then you deny life, and you will walk like a ghost through your days, never knowing the secrets of the extremes. The deep sorrows, the absolute joys.”

Source : Lucius Shepard (1987). “The Jaguar Hunter”, Arkham House Pub
“Change your plate. Change your fate.”
“It would have been better if the United Nations had sent a team to Mali right away to mediate between the government and the rebels. But where is the political initiative? The Americans make their usual recommendations. They want to train the army for the fight with the rebels. US special forces are already in Mali.”

Source : Source: www.spiegel.de
“People with BPD are like people with third degree burns over 90% of their bodies. Lacking emotional skin, they feel agony at the slightest touch or movement.”
“Men are imposible, but after you've had one around nothing ever has quite the flavor without one. It's terrible, really. When they're there you want to shoot them and when they're not you want to shoot yourself.”
“One's performance is often heightened by the brilliance and generosity of other actors.”
“A jump from the sixth floor is definitely more harmful than taking heroin, yet we don't forbid building sixth floors.”

Source : Drug legalization debate, November 13, 2007.
“Intuition is a combination of insight and imagination that was once attributed to spiritual communication. Mathematicians call it 'fuzzy logic,' drawing conclusions from vague or subjective input. The mind becomes aware without the direct intervention of reasoning. Once you can imagine something you can begin the process of creating it. Executives use intuition to make many product, investment, and hiring decisions, even if they deny it. Success in business may depend on an accurate gut.”

Source : Jennifer James (2012). “Thinking In The Future Tense”, p.38, Simon and Schuster

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