"Americans are uneasy with their possessions, guilty about power, all of which is difficult for Europeans to perceive because they are themselves so truly materialistic, so versed in the uses of power."

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Joan Didion

#Power Quotes #Use Quotes #Materialistic Quotes

“The more games I will play, the faster I will be back on a top spot in the world rankings.”
“The deserts of the Middle East are in need of water, not bombers.”
“You just have to believe in yourself when you've got something, and just keep pounding on the door, because if you pound long enough, somebody is going to open it.”
“In L.A., the waiters think they're stars. Everybody's always trying to pretend that they see stars every day, so there tends to be a false blas' about celebrity sightings in L.A. In some ways, that's a good thing, because it allows you to walk around.”

Source : Source: aalbc.com
“Epicurus was in favour of friendly sex but not of grand passions or marriage and children, viewing them as sources of trouble and vexation.”
“If you're offended by any word in any language, it's probably because your parents were unfit to raise a child.”

Source : "Before Turning the Gun on Himself". Comedy album by Doug Stanhope, 2012.
“I can't envisage stopping writing.”
“The only way to deliver to the people who are achieving is to not burden them with the people who are not achieving.”

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