"We're consumers. We are by-products of a lifestyle obsession. Murder, crime, poverty, these things don't concern me. What concerns me are celebrity magazines, television with 500 channels, some guy's name on my underwear. Rogaine, Viagra, Olestra..."

-- Chuck Palahniuk

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“For many wealthy people, giving a tenth is a way of robbing God. Their tithe becomes a tip.”

Source : Haddon W. Robinson, Scott M. Gibson (2002). “Making a Difference in Preaching: Haddon Robinson on Biblical Preaching”, p.142, Baker Books
“Current nationalism is merely the affirmation of the right of colonial elites to repeat historyand follow the road travelled by the rich toward the universal consumption of internationally marketed packages, a road which can ultimately lead only to universal pollution and universal frustration.”
“Sex and commerce are fine things, but man cannot live by Viagra and the Dow Jones alone. A life led collecting things and experiences in pursuit of happiness is not necessarily a bad life, but it's not a good life either. Too often, the Democrats act like the Party of Lust, and the Republicans the Party of Greed. Both are deadly sins that eat at the soul.”

Source : Rod Dreher (2010). “Crunchy Cons: The New Conservative Counterculture and Its Return to Roots”, p.12, Crown
“I love theater. I go all the time. It's one of the reasons I moved to New York. But I understand that I have limited range as an actor. I can only play people who talk like me.”
“I'm a very creative person, and the best part about creation is creating. So I always love to come up with new things, new ideas, new thoughts. I cherish things like that.”

Source : Interview with DJ "Z", djbooth.net.
“My favorite word is 'pumpkin.' You can't take it seriously. But you can't ignore it, either. It takes ahold of your head and that's it. You are a pumpkin. Or you are not. I am.”
“If you want to change the fruits, you will first have to change the roots. If you want to change the visible, you must first change the invisible.”

Source : FaceBook post by T. Harv Eker from Mar 04, 2013
“I can't understand why people are frightened of new ideas. I'm frightened of the old ones.”

Source : "From mundane to marvellous: Darren Fletcher's startling transformation" by Louise Taylor, www.theguardian.com. August 28, 2009.

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