"Growth is the mantra of our society because the economy can't remain healthy without growth.Impregnable monopolies aside (and these are few), profits are both the hallmark of capitalism and its Achilles heel, for no business can permanently maintain its prices much above its costs. There is only one way in which profits can be perpetuated; a business-or an entire economy-must grow."

-- Robert Heilbroner

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“As a vessel is known by the sound, whether it be cracked or not; so men are proved, by their speeches, whether they be wise or foolish.”

Source : "Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations". Compiled by Jehiel Keeler Hoyt and Kate Louise Roberts, 1922.
“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style”

Source : Twitter post from Aug 19, 2015
“I love women that have an ease to the way they dress. I think Vanessa Paradis and Alexa Chung do that very well.”
“Nobody sits alone accompanied only by a stewing ambition that won't see fruit for years. Ambition is something you turn into publicity before there's anything to publicize.”
“Artists no longer starve in garrets. Some people may think this is not wholly a good thing, that being an artist has become too comfortable, at least in the West. I'm not sure I agree. It's a mark of civilization to encourage the arts and the life of the mind.”
“I want to kiss you.â€ Jaceâ€™s whisper pulled me from my thoughts and I glanced up to find his eyes blazing with raw need. â€œJust because Marc wonâ€™t touch you doesnâ€™t mean I shouldnâ€™t. Right? I donâ€™t have that kind of self-control, and honestly, I donâ€™t see the point in it. Are you supposed to be impressed by how long we can go without touching you? â€™Cause if thatâ€™s the game weâ€™re playing, I think Iâ€™d rather lose.”
“This nation was built by men who took risks-pioneers who were not afraid of the wilderness, businessmen who were not afraid of failure, scientists who were not afraid of the truth, thinkers who were not afraid of progress, dreamers who were not afraid of action.”
“Don't instill, or allow anybody else to instill into the hearts of your girls the idea that marriage is the chief end of life. If you do, don't be surprised if they get engaged to the first empty, useless fool they come across.”

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