"It has been the bankers' destiny ... to find themselves on the dangerous edge of the world, pointing up the contradictions and cross-purposes. They are not often loved for it."

--

Source : Anthony Sampson (1983). “The money lenders”, Penguin (Non-Classics)

Anthony Sampson

#Destiny Quotes #Bankers Quotes #Purpose Quotes

“The experience of life consists of the experience which the spirit has of itself in matter and as matter, in mind and as mind, in emotion, as emotion, etc.”
“You sang in church, you know, and you didn't act at all. You tried not to act, you tried to tell the truth. The idea of being a troubadour on the road singing for your supper was very disturbing to him.”
“Open your heart and love and be loved, my mother still loves me. She's 96.”
“It is important not only to have the awareness and to feel impelled to become involved, it's important that there be a forum out there to which one can relate, an organization- a movement.”
“Just because it's a rat race doesn't mean it's okay to be a rat.”
“Some countries of Europe have to free themselves from the US Empire. They are not going to frighten us because we are a people with dignity and sovereignty.”
“Those who purify your water, inspect your meat, and test your kids toys, as well as a huge number of nurses, teachers, and our soldiers, are public employees. The firefighters who don't hesitate to rush toward danger while you run away from it - they are all public employees.”
“We're all in the game. We all drive cars, and we're all hooked on oil. The question is how we can get unhooked before we drown in the stuff.”

Source : Ross Macdonald (2010). “Sleeping Beauty”, p.110, Vintage Crime/Black Lizard

You may also like:

Nadine Gordimer
Writer
Nelson Mandela
Former President of South Africa
Peter Ritchie Calder
Author
R. W. Johnson
Journalist
Robert Conquest
Historian