"I did not myself set a high estimation on wealth, and had the affectation of most young men of lively imagination, who suppose that they can better dispense with the possession of money, than resign their time and faculties to the labour necessary to acquire it."

-- Walter Scott

#Men Quotes #Imagination Quotes #Wealth Quotes

“Out of war nations acquire additional territory, if they are victorious. They just take it. This newly acquired territory promptly is exploited by the few - the selfsame few who wrung dollars out of blood in the war. The general public shoulders the bill.”
“The people are immensely likableâ€” cheerful, extrovert, quick-witted, and unfailingly obliging. Their cities are safe and clean and nearly always built on water. They have a society that is prosperous, well ordered, and instinctively egalitarian. The food is excellent. The beer is cold. The sun nearly always shines. There is coffee on every corner. Life doesn't get much better than this.”
“Did you know that she was cyborg?â€ asked a woman in an unhidden tone of disgust. Kai stared at her, appearing confused, then let his gaze dance over the crowd. He shuffled his feet closer to the podium, a wrinkle forming on the bridge of his nose. Cinder bit the inside of her cheek and braced herself for adamant disgust. Who would ever invite a cyborg to the ball? But instead, Kai said simply, â€œI donâ€™t see that her being cyborg is relevant. Next question?â€ Cinderâ€™s metal fingers jolted.”
“You really get tired in one area of your life, and then you start questioning your whole existence.”
“The supportive care that we're able to provide in the United States is so much better, so much more sophisticated, than what's available in West Africa. ... So we can move that needle of survival way down. Even Doctors Without Borders in West Africa are moving the fatality rate from 50 percent down to 30 percent-I bet we can do substantially better than that here.”
“Mind and night will meet, though in silence, like forbidden lovers.”

Source : Philip James Bailey (1857). “Festus: a poem”, p.57
“The true genius shudders at incompleteness - and usually prefers silence to saying something which is not everything it should be.”
“Our first priority has to be getting our fiscal house in order - and creating an atmosphere for the private sector in job creation.”

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