"In New England enslaved people had the right to sue for wrongful enslavement."

-- Manisha Sinha

#People Quotes #England Quotes #New England Quotes

“Irony is the bringing together of two contradictory truths and to make out of the contradiction a new truth, with a laugh or a smile.”
“The absurdity of public-choice theory is captured by Nobel Prize-winning economist Amartya Sen in the following little scenario: "Can you direct me to the railway station?" asks the stranger. "Certainly," says the local, pointing in the opposite direction, towards the post office, "and would you post this letter for me on your way?" "Certainly," says the stranger, resolving to open it to see if it contains anything worth stealing.”

Source : Linda McQuaig (2001). “All you can eat: greed, lust, and the new capitalism”, Viking
“Folks want to glow, to leave their worries and dead skin behind.”

Source : Terry McMillan (2010). “Getting to Happy”, p.67, Penguin
“There is a brain mechanism that works to identify colour differences directly, without first identifying the absolute colour of each surface. So on my view there is no reason to suppose anything like ten million colour responses to surface viewed singly.”

Source : "Physical". Interview with Richard Marshall, www.3ammagazine.com. April 8, 2013.
“And then at the end of the day, the most important thing is how good are you at risk control. Ninety-percent of any great trader is going to be the risk control.”
“There are little thoughts in your head that can grow until they eat your entire mind. Just tiny little thoughts--they are like a cancer, there is no telling what triggers the spread, or who will be struck, and why some get it and others are spared.”
“The only time you should look in your neighbor's bowl is to make sure that they have enough. You don't look in your neighbor's bowl to see if you have as much as them.”
“All the other editors at DC never gave me a moment's time. They would take the thing and give me a check and say, 'I'll see you in two weeks.' They never gave any kind of encouragement or information. They were very competitive with each other. They didn't want to teach an artist and then lose him to some other editor.”

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