"The idea of choice is easily debased if one forgets that the aim is to have chosen successfully, not to be endlessly choosing."

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Source : "Within the Context of No Context". Book by George W. S. Trow, 1980.

George W. S. Trow

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“We need to claim lunch back. It is our natural right. It has been stolen from us by our rulers. The fear that keeps you chained to your desk, staring at your screen, does not serve your spirit. Lunch is a time to forget about being sensible, practical, efficient. A proper lunch should be spiritually as well as physically nourishing. Cosy, convivial, a treat; lunch is for loafers.”
“Ideas are easy. Implementation is hard.”

Source : Guy Kawasaki (2015). “The Art of the Start 2.0: The Time-Tested, Battle-Hardened Guide for Anyone Starting Anything”, p.116, Penguin
“Well, I always had a chauffer, because I have never driven a car in my life. I still can't drive.”

Source : "Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.
“The gods of one age become the devils of the age to follow. The priests look forward to the age to come and see only the end of the world.”

Source : Lon Milo Duquette (1997). “Angels, Demons & Gods of the New Millenium”, p.105, Weiser Books
“Advancing bourgeois society liquidates memory, time, recollection as irrational leftovers of the past.”
“Myself when young did eagerly frequent doctor and saint, and heard great argument about it and about: but evermore came out by the same door as in I went.”
“The Devil never tempts us with more success than when he tempts us with a sight of our own good actions.”
“Prayer is the preface to the book of Christian living; the text of the new life sermon; the girding on of the armor for battle; the pilgrim's preparation for his journey. It must be supplemented by action or it amounts to nothing.”

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