"Any trade that is voluntarily made is mutually beneficial, by definition, and, indeed, is balanced, by definition."

-- P. J. O'Rourke

#Definitions Quotes #Made Quotes #Trade Quotes

“Habits are malleable throughout your entire life.”
“When you're true to yourself - not the audience that reads about me in the newspaper or sees a clip someplace, but the audience that actually comes and watches, just like Oprah - they get to know you and they sense something genuine.”
“I like to figure out what the production opportunities are for the things I'm interested in before I put pen to paper.”
“Water does not resist. Water flows. When you plunge your hand into it, all you feel is a caress. Water is not a solid wall, it will not stop you. But water always goes where it wants to go, and nothing in the end can stand against it. Water is patient. Dripping water wears away a stone. Remember that, my child. Remember you are half water. If you can't go through an obstacle, go around it. Water does.”
“Why do people so love to wander? I think the civilized parts of the world will suffice for me in the future.”
“Buddhism and Christianity are incompatible because there is no God in Buddhism - particularly in Theravada Buddhism. But they are also allies because their values and practices are compatible and they can work together - indeed, they would benefit greatly from doing so.”
“Experience is never limited, and it is never complete”

Source : "The Art of Fiction" (1884)
“The strength of the nation lies in the well-being of the common man.”

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