"The bond between a man and his profession is similar to that which ties him to his country; it is just as complex, often ambivalent, and in general it is understood completely only when it is broken: by exile or emigration in the case of one's country, by retirement in the case of a trade or profession."

-- Primo Levi

#Country Quotes #Retirement Quotes #Military Quotes

“People had a habit of looking at me as if I were some kind of mirror instead of a person. They didn't see me, they saw their own lewd thoughts, then they white-masked themselves by calling me the lewd one.”
“He's the only man I ever knew who had rubber pockets so he could steal soup.”
“My parents cultured me a lot and they introduced me to a lot of artists, a lot of their friends.”
“All legislative experiments in the way of making forcible distribution of the wealth produced in any country have failed.”

Source : Leland Stanford (1887). “Co-operation of Labor: Views of Senator Leland Stanford of California. An Interview ...”
“Simplicity of life is an essential for greatness of life.”

Source : Janet Erskine Stuart (2012). “The Education of Catholic Girls”, p.51, tredition
“Human beings are amazing at finding ways to waste their own time.”

Source : Interview with Ryan Dombal, pitchfork.com. September 27, 2010.
“Be Young, Be Dope, Be Proud.”

Source : Song: American, Album: Born to Die - The Paradise Edition, 2012
“When a man is not satisfied with a house where he lives, he becomes an architect”

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