"Neoliberalism seems to ramp up every day, making it ever more difficult for anyone but corporations to own and run things and define the flavor of a place. I'd love to be optimistic about the future, but it's not easy."

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Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com

Luc Sante

#Running Quotes #Optimistic Quotes #Easy Quotes

“The effect of great and inevitable misfortune is to elevate those souls which it does not deprive of all virtue.”
“Criticizing is easy, art is difficult.”
“No one touches me when I write my story, unless I hire you to or I allow you to.”
“The civil liberties types who are fighting this issue have to fight it, owing to the nature of the laws, as a matter of freedom of speech and stifling of free expression and so on. But we know what's really involved, dirty books are fun. That's all there is to it. But you can't get up in a court and say that.”
“Associate with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation.”
“Valentine's Day money-saving tip: Break up on February 13th, get back together on the 15th.”
“The trick to having good ideas is not to sit around in glorious isolation and try to think big thoughts. The trick is to get more parts on the table.”

Source : Steven Johnson (2010). “Where Good Ideas Come From”, p.32, Penguin
“I've aways been good at picking up certain things, like sports and dancing.”

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