"The substitution of meaning accounts for the grasping of misers as well as the extravagance of spendthrifts. Karl Marx well understood this peculiar transformation of flesh into coin."

-- Lewis H. Lapham

#Peculiar Quotes #Extravagance Quotes #Coins Quotes

“Everybody wants to be led. Except for me. I want to lead.”
“If we are to develop an intimate relationship, we need to know each other's desires. If we wish to love each other, we need to know what the other person wants.”

Source : Gary Chapman (2010). “The 5 Love Languages/Things I Wish I'd Known Before We Got Married Set”, p.31, Moody Publishers
“There were days when the Church could club men into obedience by preaching Hell to them, but that day has long passed. The world has outgrown it.”
“I couldn't have been a great goalkeeper without power, agility and quickness.”

Source : Interview with Morty Ain, www.espn.com. October 06, 2011.
“Mostly it was Mad magazine. And I did read a lot of - I had a subscription when I was little, but I also had access to some old collections, the little paperbacks of the really good stuff.”
“Having a child changes everything. All of a sudden you have so much to lose, so much to live for.”
“Success... it's what you do with what you've got.”
“A drawing a day keeps the cobwebs away.”

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