"We are squandering our wealth in many respects, to the extent that we persist in our imperial delusions, we're also going to squander our freedom."

-- Andrew Bacevich

#Wealth Quotes #Delusion Quotes #Squandering Quotes

“The path to wisdom is not being afraid to make mistakes.”
“I love my small town, and I love going back there and supporting the community. But I could not have stayed there. No way.”
“He's one of the last friends I have," she says, her voice breaking. "I don't know if I'll ever be able to look at you the same way again.”
“I said the first thing that came into my head unfortunately. "Save the drama for your mama " I told her just like an eleven-year-old.”
“The idea that the mind can extend even beyond the body is an intriguing one, and is bound to become more pressing as we increasingly develop technologies that augment our natural abilities.”
“I get a little angry about this highhanded scrapping of the look of things. What else have we to go by? How else can the average person form an opinion of a girl's sense of values or even of her chastity except by the looks of her conduct?”

Source : Margaret Culkin Banning (1936). “Letters to Susan”
“Apologies aren't something you want to get in the habit of practicing in the mirror”
“~I'm not someone who [lives] like, 'OK, this is a museum and you can't sit here and you can't touch this and everything has to be put in its place - [the kids] live here as much as we do. You come into our house and a giant elephant and lion are welcoming you. We have toys and things everywhere.~”

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