"Everything which the economist takes from you in the way of life and humanity, he restores to you in the form of money and wealth."

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Source : Lionel TRILLING (2009). “Sincerity and Authenticity”, p.60, Harvard University Press

Lionel Trilling

#Humanity Quotes #Way Quotes #Wealth Quotes

“I don't find movies interesting. I just want to do the movies that made me interested in getting into movies, and they're few and far between.”
“This crisis started probably due to the freedom they gave to the banks. First President [Ronald] Reagan and then President [Bill] Clinton. So, for [Barack] Obama it is extremely difficult to change now, to find a way to organize this banking system [differently].”

Source : Source: progressive.org
“There are only one or two geniuses every century.”
“I'm that person in the bar who's like 'Can they turn the music down ? I would like to chat.' I don't like clothes. I'm terrible at all that stuff. I like sitting around and drinking a pint and gossiping or whatever.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“And part of growinâ€™ up is learninâ€™ to see the world through other menâ€™s eyes.”
“A whole generation of writers dined out on the dialectic between original cultures and their culture by "progress.”
“I find this in all these places I've been travelling - from India to China, to Japan and Europe and to Brazil - there is a frustration with the terms of public discourse, with a kind of absence of discussion of questions of justice and ethics and of values.”
“Where no plan is laid, where the disposal of time is surrendered merely to the chance of incident, chaos will soon reign.”

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