"Leftists would like to pretend that any criticism of their views raises the specter of domestic repression. But in a country with a First Amendment, no suppression from government is likely, and in the citadels of the media and the academy, the far left is actually vastly overrepresented."

-- Andrew Sullivan

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“Excel spreadsheets might as well be one of the most dangerous recent inventions.”
“I imagine you already know that I am much more socialistic in my economic theory than capitalistic. And yet I am not so opposed to capitalism that I have failed to see its relative merits. It started out with a noble and high motive, to block the trade monopolies of nobles, but like most human systems it falls victim to the very thing it was revolting against. So today capitalism has outlived its usefulness. It has brought about a system that takes necessities from the masses to give luxuries to the classes.”
“I think therapy is a rather misguided notion of capitalist societies whereby the self-indulgent examination of one's life supersedes the actual living of said life.”

Source : Peter Cameron (2009). “Someday This Pain Will Be Useful to You: A Novel”, p.49, Macmillan
“Let me tell you what is coming. After the sacrifice of countless millions of treasure and hundreds of thousands of lives you may win Southern independence, but I doubt it. The North is determined to preserve this Union. They are not a fiery, impulsive people as you are, for they live in colder climates. But when they begin to move in a given direction, they move with the steady momentum and perseverance of a mighty avalanche.”
“Nobody gets lucky all the time. Nobody can win all the time. Nobody's a robot. Nobody's perfect.”
“I expect photographs to find me. I never thought of looking for them. I instinctively put them there. My intellect had nothing to do with it.”
“I want to combine a business major with studies in clothing and textiles.”
“Doing yoga on the road was really a life-saver, and a life-changerâ€¦.It kept me focused and gave me more control over the way I divided my energy. I realize that if [a place of goodness] is the basis for all decision-making, then the road is clear.”

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