"It is not the fault of the entrepreneurs that the consumers,the people, the common man,prefer liquor to Bibles and detective stories to serious books, and that governments prefer guns to butter. The entrepreneur does not make greater profits in selling bad things than in selling good things. His profits are the greater the better he succeeds in providing the consumers with those things they ask for most intensely."

-- Ludwig von Mises

#Book Quotes #Gun Quotes #Men Quotes

“We just said, 'Okay, you're in the movie. Bring what you would bring for a three-day weekend and I hope you like the way you look in it because once you're on camera, that's your wardrobe.' But it worked; it worked and we were very surprised.”
“Why, sir, there is every probability that you will soon be able to tax it! Said to William Gladstone, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, when he asked about the practical worth of electricity.”
“I'm not good at having friends. I mean, I can make myself useful to people. I can fit in. I get invited to parties and I can sit at any table I want in the cafeteria. But actually trusting someone when they have nothing to gain from me just doesn't make sense. All friendships are negotiations of power.”
“I knew from a very young age that there was something very wrong with me”

Source : Patty Duke (2010). “Brilliant Madness: Living with Manic Depressive Illness”, p.1, Bantam
“You donâ€™t have to be sad to miss someone and wish they were still in your life.”
“Why do people who are good at families have to be smug and assume it is the only way to live. â€¦ Why canâ€™t they be blamed for being bad at promiscuity?”
“The strength and power of a country depends absolutely on the quantity of good men and women in it.”
“When one is truly in love, one not only says it, but shows it.”

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