"Whether they really believe in their brave new world, however, is ultimately beside the point. They're building it. And in the friction-free future, jacked into paradise, we'll have the 'liberty' of living (or rather, or buying the illusion of living), through the benevolent offices of a middleman as nearly omnipotent as god himself. Freedom? A more perfect captivity is difficult to imagine."

-- Mark Slouka

#Believe Quotes #Brave New World Quotes #Perfect Quotes

“The secret is to be prepared, to draw on the strengths of the people around you, and most importantly, to instill confidence that your team will step up and find a solution.”

Source : Source: bobmorris.biz
“Am I a fool? I don't think I'm a fool. But I think I sure was fooled.”
“Now that Ronald Reagan's place in history is secure, liberals are trying to remake him. A pernicious myth is that Reagan and Tip O'Neill were great friends.”

Source : Conservative Political Action Conference, www.esquire.com. February 13, 2011.
“I was taught as a young person that the far political right and the far political left aren't located on a spectrum but on a circle, where they inevitably meet in their extremity.”

Source : Source: www.commonwealmagazine.org
“My grandmother had a picture of herself as a close-lipped, silent, reserved individual without curiosity, who never asked personal questions. Actually, of course, she was a talkative, jolly, interminably curious woman, who loved people, and who enjoyed the personal details of their lives almost as much as they did themselves.”

Source : Molly Picon (1962). “So Laugh A Little”
“Voluptuous and enveloping like layers of precious fabrics”
“The family wage has been eroded by the same developments that have promoted consumerism as a way of life.”
“You get into pro ball and you realize all the guys were the best players on their teams. You have to keep moving forward.”

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