"Banks introduced the installment plan. The disappearance of cash and the coming of the credit card changed the shape of life in the United States."

-- Jerzy Kosinski

#America Quotes #Shapes Quotes #Cash Quotes

“You do not know what is in you - an inexhaustible fountain of ideas.”
“This is the world I want to live in. The shared world.”
“My profession lent itself nicely to my vocation for heights. It freed me of any bitterness towards my fellow men, who were alwaysin my debt, without my owing them anything. It placed me above the judge whom, I in turn judged, above the defendant whom I forced into gratitude.”
“In this interconnected universe, every improvement we make in our private world improves the world at large for everyone. We all float on the collective level of consciousness of mankind, so that any increment we add comes back to us. We all add to our common buoyancy by our efforts to benefit life. It is a scientific fact that what is good for you is good for me.”
“Being an actress in China, Im actually a very lucky actress... Especially now that Chinese movies are becoming more diverse with more viewers overseas.”
“Dreams do come true. If anyone's proof of that, it's me.”
“Fathers and mothers have lost the idea that the highest aspiration they might have for their children is for them to be wise... specialized competence and success are all that they can imagine.”

Source : Allan Bloom (2008). “Closing of the American Mind”, p.58, Simon and Schuster
“Confess your sins to the Lord and you will be forgiven; confess them to man and you will be laughed at.”

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