"Nothing is so treacherous as the obvious."

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Source : Joseph A. Schumpeter (2010). “Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy”, p.272, Routledge

Joseph A. Schumpeter

#Obvious Quotes

“I believe I was born an addict, and alcoholic. The first time I drank alcohol, I just wanted more and more. During my teens and early 20s I did not drink often, but when I did, it was with great gusto. That is, I always drank enough to get drink.”
“Finding Mecca in America weaves social theory and concrete ethnography into a significant contribution on Muslims in the United States, illuminating broader questions about the integration of minority and immigrant groups along the way. This is an important work and a joy to read.”
“Welfare mothers make better lovers.”
“Roecker sure is a romantic about certain things, like art and music, though you might not know it from watching Live Freaky! Die Freaky!, his claymation musical retelling of the Helter Skelter Charlie Manson saga.”
“Sex can be great in your seventies - no Viagra needed - and it certainly beats fish and chips.”
“I think for my bones and my size, I better stay with my 60 kilo.”
“I have condemned my kids to a lifetime of geographic illiteracy.”
“If some actors were more realistic and others bordering on caricature, that would have been imbalanced. It would be as if we saw an airplane in a 3 Musketeers movie.”

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