"The first law of the market is to make the largest possible profit from other people's labor or go out of business. Profitability rather than human need is the determining condition of private investment."

-- Michael Parenti

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“It is a pleasant world we live in, sir, a very pleasant world. There are bad people in it, Mr. Richard, but if there were no bad people, there would be no good lawyers.”
“Success: a marvelous stimulant, bubbling with inspiration and incitement. But for all except the few who are strong and steadfast, there lurks beneath the effervescence a subtle poison.”

Source : Samuel Hopkins Adams (2014). “Success”, p.817, Lulu Press, Inc
“Simply, with a Republican Congress sitting shotgun, Mitt Romney will put the middle class on the roof and take us for a long, painful ride.”

Source : "Patty Murray Speech Text: Read The DNC Remarks", www.huffingtonpost.com. September 5, 2012.
“The fact is that I made a stand a number of times in my career, and I did it because I knew I was right.”

Source : "Goldberg wrestling for fun". Interview with AskMen, www.askmen.com.
“I get inspired by my friends, and if a friend is a writer, that is even deeper.”
“State Farm is pleased to support the Common Core State Standards Initiative. State by State adoption of these standards is an important step towards maintaining our country s competitive edge. With a skilled and prepared workforce, the business community will be better prepared to face the challenges of the international marketplace.”
“Everything in your world is filled with intelligence, even the so-called inanimate objects. Treat them intelligently if you wish to obtain intelligent, harmonious results.”
“Art, not unlike raising children... may entail much sacrifice and periods of despair, but, with luck, the effort will produce something that outlives you.”

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