"The value of a yellow metal (gold), originally chosen as money because it tickled the fancy of savages, is clearly a chancy and irrelevant thing on which to base the value of our money and the stability of our industrial system."

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Source : Sir Dennis Holme Robertson (1929). “Money”

Dennis Holme Robertson

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“Unfortunately, I did not feel ready at 27. I felt that that world was too big for me and I might make some total mistakes. I was a little afraid of going on the road. When you're that age, there are so many handsome men around, and for me, love is first. That shallowness had already knocked me really bad, and I didn't need any more of that.”
“The fact that you see salarymen reading manga and ***** on the trains and being unafraid, unashamed or anything, is something you wouldnâ€™t have seen 30 years ago, with people who grew up under a different system of government. They would have been far too embarrassed to open a book of cartoons or dirty pictures on a train. But thatâ€™s what we have now in Japan. We are a country of children.”

Source : "Let’s Die Together". www.theatlantic.com. May, 2007.
“There is nothing which any way pertaineth to the worship of God left to the determination of human laws.”

Source : George Gillespie (1846). “The Presbyterian's Armoury: and II. The works of Mr. George Gillespie, with memoir of his life and writings”, p.52
“My favorite movie of all time is 'Home Alone 3.'”
“Practice like it means everything in the world to you. Â Perform like you don't give a damn.”
“Obviously, the only reason I'm where I am is because God has gifted me and He has seen fit to put me where I am. I have to honor that by using my influence and my status on the team and in the game of baseball for good and to His purpose.”

Source : "A conversation with St. Louis Cardinals outfielder Lance Berkman". Interview with Chad Bonham, www.beliefnet.com.
“Recognize the skills and traits you don't possess, and hire the people who have them.”
“You know I grew up watching the TV series The Rifleman.”

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