"Those who condemn the immorality of liberal capitalism do so in comparison with a society of saints that has never existedâ€”and never will"

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Source : Martin Wolf (2004). “Why Globalization Works”, p.57, Yale University Press

Martin Wolf

#Saint Quotes #Immorality Quotes #Capitalism Quotes

“Haters are my favorite. IÂ´ve built an empire with the bricks theyÂ´ve thrown at me. Keep on hating.”
“He who has rejected his demons badgers us to death with his angels”

Source : Henri Michaux (1994). “Darkness Moves: An Henri Michaux Anthology, 1927-1984”, p.176, Univ of California Press
“It doesn't matter to me if it has a surprise ending or not. I usually go for the material or the project.”
“I'll impose upon you the same arrogance that was imposed on me, and on my mother, my grandmother, my grandmother's mother: all the way back to the first human born of another human being, whether he liked it or not. Probably, if he or she had been allowed to choose, he would have been frightened and answered: No, I don't want to be born. But no one asked their opinion, and so they were born and lived and died after giving birth to another human being who was not asked to choose, and that one did likewise, for millions of years, right down to us.”
“Truth might be stranger than fiction, but it needs a better editor.”

Source : David Benioff (2005). “When the Nines Roll Over: And Other Stories”, p.90, Penguin
“The super power that I would choose would be compassion. Because that's what I think it takes to make it through life-an understanding, a give and take. It saves an awful lot of resentment.”
“The (Iraq) war can only be won diplomatically, politically and economically, and the president needs to come to that realization,”
“Rock and Roll is simply an attitude. You don't have to play the greatest guitar.”

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