"Everything in modern civilization is based on this concept of time which is not really valid."

-- Jose Arguelles

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“My main philosophy is that money is a loan from God. I'm in charge of it. I'm responsible for investin it, giving some of it away, providing for my family, and protecting it.”
“Under the administration of George W. Bush, you will recall, federal spending grew pretty significantly. At the same time, the number of people directly employed by the federal government shrank. One of the factors that explained the difference was contracting.”
“Men are not rich or poor according to what they possess but to what they desire. The only rich man is he that with content enjoys a competence.”
“Through writing, through that process, they realize that they become more intelligent, and more honest and more imaginative than they can be in any other part of their life.”
“You can have peace of mind, improved health and an ever-increasing flow of energy. Life can be full of joy and satisfaction.”
“In our country, learned ignorance is on the rise.”
“I do think that there are certain parts, if you are lucky enough to play them, that are bigger than you, and they stretch you. I don't think you become a bigger person, but you develop certain muscles you didn't have before.”
“I noticed long ago that Amin has the tendency to concentrate power in his own hands but I did not attach any particular significance to this. However, recently this tendency has become dangerous.”

Source : "Afgantsy: The Russians in Afghanistan 1979-89" by Rodric Braithwaite, (p. 65), 2010.

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