"Pretending is a virtue. If you cant pretend, you can't be king."

-- Luigi Pirandello

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“The accumulation of cultural capital - the acquisition of knowledge - is the key to social mobility.”
“I think violence begets violence. I don't think a way to solve any sort of conflict is with violence because nothing ever ends up solved, that way.”
“A new state, if it wants to join the European Union, has to apply to become a member of the European Union like any state.”

Source : "Catalonia warns EU that million-strong march cannot be ignored" by Giles Tremlett, www.theguardian.com. September 13, 2012.
“We only get better by pushing ourselves.”
“"Spirituality" in business sounds lofty. How practical is it? The answer is "very." There's a fundamental way in which Spirit and consciousness contribute to worldly success-and it has long been ignored. [. . .] As experts, authors and gurus often note, the game of business is to influence the external world. But here's the point: How can you control your environment if you can't even manage your own thoughts and emotions? In other words, how do you rule the world without first mastering yourself? The cornerstone of effective leadership is self-mastery.”
“When you work for something, you appreciate it more. So what are y'all going to do with all the opportunities you inherited that you didn't have to work for?”
“If free men refused to look at dead bodies then brave men will have died in vain.”
“Radio, which was a much better medium than television will ever be, was easy and pleasant to listen to. Your mind filled automatically with images.”

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