"There are only two reasons for buying a book, after all. Either we intend to read it, in which case most of us find a printed version preferable, or we don't intend to read it, in which case a printed version is absolutely essential."

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Source : Geoffrey Nunberg (2009). “The Years of Talking Dangerously”, p.122, PublicAffairs

Geoffrey Nunberg

#Book Quotes #Two Quotes #Democracy Quotes

“Once you start on an idea it proliferates in itself.”
“Fear is a natural reaction to moving closer to the truth”
“When you love a man, he becomes more than a body. His physical limbs expand, and his outline recedes, vanishes. He is rich and sweet and right. He is part of the world, the atmosphere, the blue sky and the blue water.”
“Samuelson, however, hedged his personal bets - by putting some of his own money in Berkshire Hathaway.”

Source : William Poundstone (2010). “Fortune's Formula: The Untold Story of the Scientific Betting System That Beat the Casinos and Wall Street”, p.125, Macmillan
“We all like motorcycles to some degree.”
“Our goal is to get sport hunting in the same category as **** fighting and dog fighting. We are going to use the ballot box and the democratic process to stop all hunting in the United States.”
“When you become senile, you won't know it.”
“No offense to hot girls everywhere- but newsflash- there are hot girls everywhere.”

Source : Tammara Webber (2011). “Between the Lines”, p.141, Tammara Webber

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