"Capitalism in Russia has spawned far more Al Capones than Henry Fords."

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David Remnick

#Russia Quotes #Als Quotes #Capone Quotes

“Alex gazed at her. Her mouth was slightly open; she ran her fingernail against her lower teeth as she thought. She'd knotted her hair at the nape of her neck again, and a strand had slipped loose onto her shoulder, gleaming in the lantern light. Suddenly all of his objections seemed meaningless. Don't, he thought. You'll regret it. He didn't care anymore. Slowly, unable to stop himself, he reached out and cupped his hand around her foot.”
“Love demands expression. It will not stay still, stay silent, be good, be modest, be seen and not heard, no. It will break out in tongues of praise, the high note that smashes the glass and spills the liquid.”

Source : Jeanette Winterson (2013). “Written On The Body”, p.9, Random House
“All over the world, the barriers between what is inside an organisation and outside an organisation are being smoothed out. In the military, the use of contractors means that what is the military and what is not the military is smoothed out.”
“Everyone must correct his own self; this is something more difficult to cope with, but it is not impossible.”
“It is remarkable how long men will believe in the bottomlessness of a pond without taking the trouble to sound it.”
“If they [women] are to be integrated more fully into our society than has been the case so far, changes in individual attitudes of both men and women, adjustments in the labor market, and action by public authorities, will all be necessary.”

Source : Alva Myrdal, Viola Klein (2003). “Women's Two Roles: Home and Work”, p.154, Psychology Press
“Everyone wants to turn on their TV and have a break from their normal day.”
“If you run a thousand miles a minute, you can expect to wear out a few pairs of shoes.”

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