"Held in the palms of thousands of disgruntled people over the centuries have been ideas worth millions - if they only had taken the first step and then followed through."

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Source : Robert M. Hayes (1994). “How I Made Millions with Just a Few Simple Ideas!”, Garrett Pub

Robert M. Hayes

#Taken Quotes #Bad Ass Quotes #Ideas Quotes

“As a child, I used to feel much more American than Iranian. Like everyone else at school, I pledged allegiance to the flag. However, after returning to Iran, sadly, I learned about a very different America, an America that most Americans have no idea exists. For the first couple of years this was hard to accept, and it was really painful in some ways.”
“You should be dead," he said, his voice full of wonder. "How is it that you're still alive?" Jaw clenched, I worked at his grip on me, trying to get my fingers between him and my wrist. "I work hard at it.”
“There is a small minority of well-educated people with relatively sensible views on economics, and an extremely tiny minority of economists with highly sensible views. Then there's everybody else. ... To win, a politician needs to please the median voter. It makes little difference if a few thousand economists think you a fool.”
“Misa: I can't imagine a world without Light! L: Yes,that would be dark.”

Source : "Death Note". Manga series by Tsugumi Ohba, August 4, 2003 – May 15, 2006.
“I think people like feeling miserable just as much as they like feeling happy.”

Source : "Missed Opportunities". Pitchfork Interview, pitchfork.com.
“Blue is therefore most suitable as the color of interior life.”

Source : William H. Gass (2014). “On Being Blue: A Philosophical Inquiry”, p.75, New York Review of Books
“No one has ever been able to convince me that optimism is not preferable to pessimism.”
“It was better for me when I was joined at the court by a second woman. When I was there alone, there was too much media focus on the one woman, and the minute we got another woman, that changed.”

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