"The creation of today's market society was not the result of a sequence of spontaneous events but rather of state interference and violence."

-- Naomi Klein

#Today Quotes #Violence Quotes #Events Quotes

“Taxpayers have spent more than $200 billion in the last decade on computer systems that are antiquated, incompatible, and not doing the job.”
“I know she is crying. Her tears fall on the wrong side, into the bottomless well inside her.”

Source : Susan Abulhawa (2010). “Mornings in Jenin”, p.82, Bloomsbury Publishing
“Were the only major company in the U.S. that is solely in the professional beauty industry. We promised hairdressers when we started that we would stay with them. If I went retail tomorrow then we would be four times our size overnight, but Im going to be the one guy who kept his word.”
“Music wasn't made to make us wise, but better natured.”
“You will find your way. Don't be afraid of getting stuck in some of the necessary compromises. Learn everything you can from each experience, even if something seems irrelevant to your true purpose.”
“The food industry, its trade associations, and research foundations, is well financed and highly organized to pressure the FDA.”
“I think musicians and artists are the most philanthropic people I know. Their charity record of the music business would hold up to the work of anybody.”
“Counter the effects of culture (steering your design ideas) by going out and looking for new experiences.”

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