"Wikipedia flourished partly because it was a shrine to altruism."

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Source : Nicholson Baker (2012). “The Way the World Works”, p.191, Simon and Schuster

Nicholson Baker

#Wikipedia Quotes #Shrines Quotes #Altruism Quotes

“Once you lose the weight, you're really anxious to eat healthy.”
“The Constitution of most of our states (and of the United States) assert that all power is inherent in the people; that they may exercise it by themselves; that it is their right and duty to be at all times armed and that they are entitled to freedom of person, freedom of religion, freedom of property, and freedom of press.”
“Perfect love is perfectly patient.”
“Living where I live New York I don't think anyone's going to make a fuss. But it is more deeply satisfying because it's of your place and means that you aren't forgotten; someone's noticed what you have been doing with your life.”
“I always try to start out with some type of goal. Then I work backward and think of what I need to do to get there, and give myself smaller goals that are more immediate”
“Of course, let us have peace, we cry, "but at the same time let us have normalcy, let us lose nothing, let our lives stand intact, let us know neither prison nor ill repute nor disruption of ties ... " There is no peace because there are no peacemakers. There are no makers of peace because the making of peace is at least as costly as the making of war - at least as exigent, at least as disruptive, at least as liable to bring disgrace and prison, and death in its wake.”
“Everyone needs some time to themselves.”
“Life is a whim of several billion cells to be you for a while”

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