"History is made of empires, and the United States was by far and away the greatest, richest, and fairest empire that had every dominated the earth. Inevitably, it would fall. Empires always did. But we were lucky, you said. We got to participate in the most fascinating social experiment ever attempted."

-- Lionel Shriver

#Fall Quotes #United States Quotes #Lucky Quotes

“When thoughts come, you can invite them in but don't serve them tea.”
“The brand is lying about something, or at least misrepresenting it. When I read a bottle of shampoo or moisturizer or other beauty product, I always perceive a dark subtext. The words haunt me. It comes across as humorous to the reader/audience, but in fact the words really do make me a little bit queasy. Nothing is as easy or natural as consumer brands want us to think - no problem is as resolvable. Your hair will fall out, eventually. Yet we do have these brands, and we line our shelves with them. There's an inherent irony.”

Source : "Cartographer of Word Galaxies". Interview with Susan Lerner, logger.believermag.com. September 24, 2013.
“Ugly problems often require ugly solutions. Solving an ugly problem in a pure manner is bloody hard.”
“How can I know anything about the past or the future, when the light of the Beloved shines only Now.”
“Iâ€™d volunteer to go to prison, as long as there are books. Because with books I am free.”
“I do think that there`s very little coverage of a lot of the people on Hillary Clinton`s side that aren`t - well, let`s just start with Hillary Clinton, herself who lies for a living.”
“I keep exercising even when the days are much shorter. Not only is this a great stress reliever for me to get in a nice run, but it's also my 'me time' when I can just get away from all the holiday season obligations.”

Source : "Entrepreneurs Share 8 Tips To Boost Productivity During Holiday Chaos" by Sujan Patel, www.businessinsider.com. December 17, 2014.
“It's nice to be nice to the nice,”

Source : "Fictional character: Maj. Frank Burns". "M*A*S*H", www.imdb.com. (1972 - 1983).

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