"Let's have a toast-to the future generation of consumers, however many heads or ***** they have!"

-- Brian Aldiss

#Generations Quotes #Consumers Quotes #Future Generation Quotes

“It would've been hard to do something else, to as it were, run away from the circus and become an accountant.”
“Here is the secret to surviving one of these [airplane] crashes: Be male. In a 1970 Civil Aeromedical institute study of three crashes involving emergency evacuations, the most prominent factor influencing survival was gender (followed closely by proximity to exit). Adult males were by far the most likely to get out alive. Why? Presumably because they pushed everyone else out of the way.”

Source : Mary Roach (2004). “Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers”, p.125, W. W. Norton & Company
“Don't put your confidence in big names When they die and return to the dirt they can't do anything for you.”
“To be appreciated by a whole 'nother generation of fans, all of a sudden discovering you, it's kind of what I did with the classic bands I love - the ones that influenced me.”
“Education doesnâ€™t make you happy. Nor does freedom. We donâ€™t become happy just because weâ€™re free â€“ if we are. Or because weâ€™ve been educated â€“ if we have. But because education may be the means by which we realize we are happy. It opens our eyes, our ears, tells us where delights are lurking, convinces us that there is only one freedom of any importance whatsoever, that of the mind, and gives us the assurance â€“ the confidence â€“ to walk the path our mind, our educated mind, offers.”
“Sometimes being honest with someone or hearing the truth hurts, but it is always better to be honest and accept what is.”
“The only advice I can give youâ€¦ is to examine who you areâ€¦ Figure out whatâ€™s important to you. Know yourselves. Know whatâ€™s in your heart. Donâ€™t be swayed by fear or history or the opinions of outsiders. Find your own truth. It will lead you to the things you love.”
“In Buddhism there are words you can say... as you say the words with rhythm the conscious tells the subconscious”

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