"we should be careful not to let machinery swamp life. That we should be sure, when we are confronted with a fresh mechanical contrivance, that we are not losing more than we gain by adopting it."

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Source : Ann Bridge (2013). “Singing Waters”, p.17, A&C Black

Ann Bridge

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“Most of us are now free to walk away from our marital commitments more easily than from any other contract in our lives.”

Source : William J. Doherty (2013). “Take Back Your Marriage, Second Edition: Sticking Together in a World That Pulls Us Apart”, p.113, Guilford Press
“You can trust the unconscious.”
“I go to Las Vegas--or at least I went to Las Vegas--because even though I knew everything that was sinister, calculating, and evil about it, I loved Las Vegas. Only in Vegas could I dare to fantasize that I was a Friend of Frank. Or that I was throwing the dice at Dino's favorite table. Or that I might luck out and sip bourbon with Rickles after his last lounge show. The D.I. oozed that kind of heady fantasy.”
“Are there books about us or something?â€ This makes Pressia angry - the idea that this world is a subject of study, a story, instead of filled with real people, trying to survive.”
“The very essence of capitalism is under threat as business is now seen as a personal wealth accumulator. We have to bring this world back to sanity and put the greater good ahead of self-interest. We need to fight very hard to create an environment out there that is more long term focussed and move away from short termism.”

Source : "Rio+20: Unilever CEO on the need to battle on to save the world" by Jo Confino, www.theguardian.com. June 21, 2012.
“The number of opera houses around the world and the high attendance rates show that opera an art form that is more popular than ever.”
“Ah, the power of two. There's nothing quite like it. Especially when it comes to paying utility bills, parenting, cooking elaborate meals, purchasing a grown-up bed, jumping rope and lifting heavy machinery. The world favours pairs. Who wants to waste the wood building an ark for singletons?”
“I want to have thoughts of abundance. I want to have thoughts of love, of kindness, of beauty.”

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