"In general, itâ€™s not too hard to corrupt an American, mostly a matter of supply to their demand. Supply should be variegated to encourage the Illusion of Choice. Other than that theyâ€™re looking for numbness, so be ready to sedate. Drugs, booze, television, shopping, etcâ€¦"

-- Geoffrey Wood

#Shopping Quotes #Numbness Quotes #Choices Quotes

“Hip-hop is about the human condition; it's about people's lives.”
“Rest and activity are the steps of progress.”
“The question of whether or to what extent human activities are causing global warming is not a matter of ideology, let alone of belief. The issue is simply one of risk management.”
“Listen, everything I did in my childhood was competitive. Everything we did my dad made it into a game to win. We used to drive my mum nuts.”
“Truth usually makes no sense. If your desire is for everything to make perfect sense, then you should take refuge in fiction. In fiction, all threads tie together in a neat bow and everything moves smoothly from one point to the next to the next. In real life, though... nothing makes sense. Bad things happen to good people. The pious die young while the wicked live until old age. War, famine, pestilence, death all occur randomly and senselessly and leave us more often than not scratching our heads and hurling the question 'why?' into a void that provides no answers.”

Source : Peter David (2008). “Tigerheart”, p.85, Del Rey
“Truly creative people care a little about what they have done, and a lot about what they are doing. Their driving focus is the life force that surges in them now.”
“Am I calm all the time? That is a question to ask my mother. I am very happy in my home. I have a good family, that gives me something extra.”
“If I don't have fun, it's my own damn fault.”

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