"One of the most depressing features of the ethical side of the matter is that instead of such methods arousing contempt they are more or less openly admired. And this is logical. Canonise 'business success,' and men who made a success like that of the Standard Oil Trust become national heroes!"

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Source : Ida M. Tarbell (2012). “The History of the Standard Oil Company: Briefer Version”, p.224, Courier Corporation

Ida Tarbell

#Depressing Quotes #Business Quotes #Hero Quotes

“Religious controversies are always productive of more acrimony and irreconcilable hatreds than those which spring from any other cause. I had hoped that liberal and enlightened thought would have reconciled the Christians so that their [NOT our!] religious fights would not endanger the peace of Society.”
“The telephone bell was ringing wildly, but without result, since there was no-one in the room but the corpse.”

Source : Charles Williams (2016). “War in Heaven”, p.7, Wipf and Stock Publishers
“Feminist education â€” the feminist classroom â€” is and should be a place where there is a sense of struggle, where there is visible acknowledgment of the union of theory and practice, where we work together as teachers and students to overcome the estrangement and alienation that have become so much the norm in the contemporary university.”
“If wishes were fishes, the world would be an ocean”
“I auditioned nine times for 'Delhi Belly,' and it was torturous!”
“You may find another Beckham or Ronaldo, but never ever will you find another Sir Alex Ferguson.”
“I kind of, I have quite a clear idea of what I'm trying to do with a record. A Super Furry Animals record is always an adventure, because there's five members of the group and everyone is a producer, we all throw in ideas, and regardless of who writes the song, the songs always get pushed around and shape-shifted to fit everyone in the band. So when I start a record with Super Furry Animals I can never predict how it'll turn out.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“I've been taught ever since I was a kid that sex is filthy and forbidden, and that's the way I think it should be. The filthier and more forbidden it is, the more exciting it is.”

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