"You can’t change the world, but you can change yourself. That adage suits consumer capitalism perfectly, since the illusion of changing ourselves is a successfully maintained through shopping."

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Source : "The end is nigh" by Madeleine Bunting, www.theguardian.com. August 27, 2001.

Madeleine Bunting

#Shopping Quotes #World Quotes #Suits Quotes

“I worked in script development, many years ago, and read a lot of scripts. Between that and the scripts I've read as an actor, and I'm a writer as well, I think I have a pretty good sense about whether the bones of a story are there and whether the structure is intact.”

Source : "William Mapother Exclusive Interview ANOTHER EARTH". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. July 19, 2011.
“She doesn't quite chop his head off. She makes a Pez dispenser out of him.”
“Without humility of heart all the other virtues by which one runs toward God seem - and are - absolutely worthless.”

Source : Angela (of Foligno), Paul Lachance (1993). “Complete works”, Paulist Pr
“The fundamental defect of Christian ethics consists in the fact that it labels certain classes of acts 'sins' and others 'virtue' on grounds that have nothing to do with their social consequences.”
“I'm a regular person. I know a lot of people love being famous. I don't like it. I'm just chillin'. YouknowwhatI'msayin'?”
“The Lord's way builds individual self esteem and develops and heals the dignity of the individual, whereas the world's way depresses the individual's view of himself and causes deep resentment”
“Too often in life, something happens and we blame other people for us not being happy or satisfied or fulfilled. So the point is, we all have choices, and we make the choice to accept people or situations or to not accept situations.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The world cries for men who are strong; strong in conviction, strong to lead, to stand, to suffer.”

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