"In the past, on Earth, it has largely been to exploit foreign resources and to expand the domestic territory."

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Source : Bernard M. Oliver, Len Cutler (1997). “The Selected Papers of Bernard M. Oliver”

Bernard M. Oliver

#Past Quotes #Earth Quotes #Territory Quotes

“Success comes because you have found your ecological niche and can flourish by doing your own valuable thing.”

Source : "Doing Virtuous Business: The Remarkable Success of Spiritual Enterprise". Book by Ted Malloch, 2011.
“The happiness of being envied is glamour. Being envied is a solitary form of reassurance. It depends precisely upon not sharing your experience with those who envy you. You are observed with interest but you do not observe with interest - if you do, you will become less enviable. In this respect the envied are like bureaucrats; the more impersonal they are, the greater the illusion (for themselves and for others) of their power. The power of the glamorous resides in their supposed happiness: the power of the bureaucrat in his supposed authority.”
“A legend can just as well be founded in the future as in the past." "It's called a 'prophecy,'" Urruah said. "You may have heard of the concept.”
“I am a queen, and I demand to be treated like a queen.”

Source : "The Diddly Awards: Honoring Our Do-Nothing Congress" by Jack Hitt, www.motherjones.com. May/June 2000.
“I have written two nonfiction books, I'm embarrassed to say.”
“Is it necessary for me to drink my own urine? No, but I do it anyway because itâ€™s sterile and I like the taste.”

Source : "Fictional character: Patches O'Houlihan". "Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story", 2004.
“Life is composed of different inventions.”
“I'm one of those always busy type of people, so when there's a lull, I find something to fill it.”

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