"Competition-ruthless, unforgiving, to-the-death competition-is a crucial feature of capitalism."

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Source : Jim Stanford (2008). “Economics for everyone: a short guide to the economics of capitalism”, Pluto Pr

Jim Stanford

#Competition Quotes #Capitalism Quotes #Unforgiving Quotes

“....anything you attend to carefully can bring blessing....”

Source : James Hillman (2006). “City and Soul: Uniform Edition”, Spring Publications
“The thought content of ghazals must be meaningful, related to life, itâ€™s emotions of joy and sorrow. It must have the human touch, it should not be phoney.”
“I never travel without my Stetson, but the more I wear it the more I realise that no one wears hats any more. When I was a kid everybody wore hats, especially in Texas, but I get off the plane in Dallas now and I'm the only guy with a hat. It's amazing.”
“One of the great things about the sci-fi genre is that you can kind of get away with a bit more when talking politics, making social references or dealing with very hot-button topics because it is sci-fi.”
“Without the concentration of the mind and the will, performance would not result.”
“I cannot in good conscience participate in a celebratory occasion hosted by a country where people like myself are being systematically denied their basic right to live and love openly,”
“What else is it that should trace the insuperable line? Is it the faculty of reason or perhaps the faculty of discourse? But a full-grown horse or dog is beyond comparison a more rational, as well as more conversable animal, than an infant of a day or a week or even a month old. But suppose they were otherwise, what would it avail? The question is not, Can they reason?, nor Can they talk? but, Can they suffer? Why should the law refuse its protection to any sensitive being? The time will come when humanity will extend its mantle over everything which breathes...”

Source : Jeremy Bentham (2012). “An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation”, p.311, Courier Corporation
“Where is Hollywood located? Chiefly between the ears. In that part of the American brain lately vacated by God.”

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