"In manufacturing, where mechanization and the use of chemical processes are much easier, it is easier to raise productivity than in services. In contrast, by their very nature, many service activities are inherently impervious to productivity increase without diluting the quality of the product."

-- Ha-Joon Chang

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“Wisdom consists of the anticipation of consequences.”

Source : Norman Cousins (1974). “The celebration of life: a dialogue on immortality and infinity”, Harper San Francisco
“When things become too popular they are always fading away for something else.”
“Some people are more affected by, I hate to use the word "success," but I don't know what else to say, but some people are more affected by that than others.”
“I got into journalism because I came of age in the '60s. It just seemed one way for me to get things done.”
“I don't want to sound creepy, but I remember when I couldn't really talk. I was looking at the television and my mother just moved one of the curtains, so the sun started to hit the television, and I couldn't see the television anymore. I started crying. I wasn't able to find the words to say, "I can't see this anymore, please do something about it." I remember crying and not knowing exactly how to express myself; not because it was painful, or that I was too upset, but because there were no words. As human beings, sometimes we just cry when we don't know how to say something.”
“Thank God for such women, who make no apologies for their oceanic depth and riptides of emotion.”

Source : David Deida (2008). “The Way of the Superior Man: A Spiritual Guide to Mastering the Challenges of Women, Work, and Sexual Desire: Easyread Super Large 20pt Edition”, p.135, ReadHowYouWant.com
“Like many parents after a long family holiday, I usually welcome the moment when my kids head back to school.”
“You shouldn't be looking at the bottom of the mountain. Why don't you try looking at the top some time?”

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