"No sensible man ever engages, unprepared, in a fencing match of words with a woman."

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Source : Wilkie Collins (2013). “The Woman in White”, p.112, Courier Corporation

Wilkie Collins

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“What we've undergone in recent decades worldwide has been totally insane, and all of this is a result of capitalism. The workforce in Latin America was treated as a vulgar instrument for capital accumulation. Mechanisms of exploitation were imposed, such as outsourcing, labor mediation, and the like.The results are plain to see: greater inequality in Latin America; unemployment is higher than in previous decades; we haven't resolved the problem of poverty; we've lost a great deal of sovereignty.”

Source : Source: progressive.org
“There are those who still think they are holding the pass against a revolution that may be coming up the road. But they are gazing in the wrong direction. The revolution is behind them. It went by in the Night of Depression, singing songs to freedom.”

Source : Garet Garrett (1944). “The Revolution was”
“Workingmen are at the foundation of society. Show me that product of human endeavor in the making of which the workingman has had no share, and I will show you something that society can well dispense with.”
“I grew up on a farm in Pennsylvania, where my parents raised German shepherds - we had about 30 dogs at any given time.”
“Coming from having absolutely nothing to having a few grand in the bank, it was a big culture leap. I think that's why I went off the rails a bit really, 'cause there was no training for it. They didn't do fame in schools.”

Source : "Decca Aitkenhead meets Craig Charles". www.theguardian.com. March 15, 2009.
“Granting our wish is one of Fate's saddest jokes.”
“Los Angeles and New York are the big centers of the music industry worldwide so of course it can be hard for newcomers who don't know what to expect from the music business.”
“I'm a workaholic, so I read everything that's out there.”

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