"To paraphrase Winston Churchill, capitalism is the worst economic system except for all the other forms."

-- Ha-Joon Chang

#Economic Quotes #Form Quotes #Worst Quotes

“I sell ideas. Actually, if you think about it, everything is really no more than idea. The past is nothing more than a memory, which is one kind of idea. The future is still a hope, another kind of idea. The present is fleeting and becomes a memory before you can put your hands on it. All ideas. I sell ideas.”
“The blood, the fountain whence the spirits flow The generous stream that waters every part, And motion, vigor, and warm life conveys To every particle that moves or lives.”
“Necessity is the last and strongest weapon”
“The purpose of government is to rein in the rights of the people.”
“If I'd kept my heart better armored, where would I be now?”

Source : Ransom Riggs (2014). “Hollow City: The Second Novel of Miss Peregrine's Peculiar Children”, p.140, Quirk Books
“Alas, how wretched is the being who depends on the stability of public favour!”
“Fiction shows the external effects of internal conditions. Be aware of the tension between internal and external movement.”
“I play chess about four hours a day in training camp. You have to decide what move to use, or what combination of moves. I think less when I box because the reaction time is a lot quicker, but some people call me the chess boxer because they say I think too much in the ring. I take my time and they don't see the action they want. Some boxers just go in there and just throw punches and hope to win...”

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