"The intertwining of corporations and government has become so extensive in this century that the notion of a democratic balancing act has become a dangerous illusion-and one of the cornerstones of the corporate mystique."

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Source : Charles Derber (2014). “Corporation Nation: How Corporations are Taking Over Our Lives -- and What We Can Do About It”, p.34, St. Martin's Press

Charles Derber

#Government Quotes #Corporations Quotes #Illusion Quotes

“I had the drive to pursue speedskating and I found a sport that I was good at. If I'd got into cycling, I would just be another has been.”

Source : "Eric Heiden 25: An exclusive interview". Interview with Charlie Snyder, snyderemarks.com. February 17, 2005.
“I do not wish upon anyone a descent into hell. But if your life has to be turned inside out in order for you to know yourself--if the shadow of a shaman crosses your path and you turn and follow it down--I pray that you use its force wisely. I hope that you take the ultimate responsibility for your actions and that you consecrate any destruction to the rebuilding of your higher self and a more radiant life.”
“For me, I love auditioning.”
“I live to hail that season by gifted one foretold, when men shall live by reason, and not alone by gold.”
“To judge therefore of Shakespeare by Aristotle's rule is like trying a man by the Laws of one Country who acted under those of another.”
“A man is about as big as the things that make him angry.”
“The consensus seemed to be that if really large numbers of men were sent to storm the mountain, then enough might survive the rocks to take the citadel. This is essentially the basis of all military thinking.”
“I came into the world either too early or too late; at present, I am good for nothing.”

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