"If future society assumes the contours foretold by Marxism, if the jungle of our cities turns to the polis of man and the dreams of anger are made real, the representative art will be high comedy. Art will be the laughter of intelligence, as it is in Plato, in Mozart, in Stendhal."

-- George Steiner

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“A gold standard is the ideal monetary system for those who create wealth through ingenuity, entrepreneurship, and hard work. Gold standards are disfavored by those who do not create wealth but instead seek to extract wealth from others through inflation, inside information, and market manipulation.”

Source : James Rickards (2014). “The Death of Money: The Coming Collapse of the International Monetary System”, p.156, Penguin
“None of us have any control over the deck or the hand we've been dealt. What we do have is total responibility as to how we play the hand.”

Source : Steve Alten (2010). “Domain”, p.63, Macmillan
“It is essential that the painter should develop not only his eyes, but also his soul, so that it too may be capable of weighing colors in balance...”
“Writing is a solitary pursuit and I think you have to be partially at peace with yourself, but it's the other part that's usually producing the stuff worth reading.”

Source : Craig Johnson (2013). “The Walt Longmire Mystery Series Boxed Set”, p.263, Penguin
“Some of the most intriguing new research is in the area of extreme weather events and rainfall. A recent study by German scientists published in Climatic Change projects that extreme precipitation will increase significantly in regions that are already experiencing extreme rainfall. Man-made global warming has already increased the moisture content of the air worldwide, causing bigger downpours. Each additional degree of temperature increase causes another seven percent increase in moisture in the air, and even larger downpours when storm conditions trigger heavy rains and snows.”
“I do like to write but I also like to get and out and play. I am losing track of all the Cooper versions that I do - I have one for Iceland, different one over here.”
“I definitely want to direct. This is just another learning experience for me, to get a chance to hear the questions and concerns the directors have, some of their fears. It's a team sport. You have to give everybody what they need so they are able to perform at their best.”
“Myleene Klass is just the bomb. Her boyfriend is very lucky. She is a definite ten in every sense of the word.”

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