"Every time I appoint someone to a vacant position, I make a hundred unhappy and one ungrateful."

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Source : "Absolutism in central Europe" by Peter H. Wilson, (p. 54), 2000.

Louis XIV

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“For humanity has moved forward to an era when wrong and slavery are being displaced, and reason and justice are being recognized as the rule of life.”

Source : Mary A. Livermore (2016). “The Story of My Life: Sunshine and Shadows of Seventy Years”, p.373, BIG BYTE BOOKS
“In fact, it's in my interest to love digital recording, and I just spent a ton on a new digital recording system, so I speak from a place of heavy investment in both sides.”

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“My mother is from another time - the funniest person to her is Lucille Ball; that's what she loves. A lot of times she tells me she doesn't know what I'm talking about. I know if I wasn't her son and she was flipping through the TV and saw me, she would just keep going.”
“My taste includes both snails and oysters.”
“I'm a staunch believer in the effect of pop culture - including advertising and the internet - on the young. Pop culture in its narrowest sense - mass-produced film, TV, and music - either truly reflects what's up in youth culture, or it reflects what youth-filled focus groups have told marketing companies that they want to consume.”
“You can't take your stuff with you when you die. That doesn't mean you shouldn't enjoy it while you're alive. Why not? But it's all pretty silly. I fall victim to it. I mean, I want nice stuff too. So I guess I'm poking fun at myself as well as other materialistic people.”

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“We pay some price when necessary to bring down inflation but that price is temporary and is not large relative to the permanent gain from reduced inflation.”
“Soil with a lot of manure in it produces abundant crops; water that is too clear has no fish. Therefore, enlightened people should maintain the capacity to accept impurities and should not be solitary perfectionists.”

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