"An individual or a group of individuals might of course decide at any time that they would like to invest capital with the objective of acquiring still more capital. But, before a certain moment in historical time, it had never been easy for such individuals to do this successfully."

-- Immanuel Wallerstein

#Historical Quotes #Groups Quotes #Might Quotes

“There are places on earth where we can catch a glimpse of heaven.”
“You can only do two things with your life: give it away or throw it away.”
“No one wants to die. Even people who want to go to heaven don't want to die to get there.”
“A surprising amount of my jokes sound very implausible but are true.”
“Googleâ€™s objective is to organize the worldâ€™s information and to make it accessible. Unicode plays a central role in this effort because it is the principal means by which content in every language can be represented in a form that can be processed by software. As Unicode extends its coverage of the worldâ€™s languages, it helps Google accomplish its mission.”
“Absorption in things other than self is the secret of a happy life.”

Source : James Cagney (1976). “Cagney by Cagney”
“Making love, she'd always believed, was more than simply a pleasurable act between two people. It encompassed all that a couple was supposed to share: trust & commitement, hopes & dreams, a promise to make it through whatever the future might bring. The greater the love; the greater the tragedy when it is over”
“It's the old story. You might be able to fool your coaches, or your teammates, or your opponents. But, you can never fool yourself in anything. I believe that the more critical you are of your own performance- the higher standards you have-the better you become at what you do.”

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