"Marx was wrong: It is not only the 'means of production' that shape societies, but the means of destruction. In our own time, the costs of war, or just war readiness, are daunting. ... The resulting cost squeeze has led to a new type of society, perhaps best terms a 'depleted' state, in which the military has drained reources from all other social functions."

-- Barbara Ehrenreich

#Military Quotes #War Quotes #Mean Quotes

“I believe in glamour. I am in favor of a little vanity. I don't rely on just my genes. Looking good is a commitment to yourself and to others.”

Source : Source: www.harpersbazaar.com
“It would evidently take more than a political regime, more than dire poverty to stop a woman from wanting to be well-dressed: it was a desire as old as the world, as old as the desire for children.”

Source : Sijie Dai (2002). “Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress”, Anchor
“Everyone has an opinion of who you are and what your relationship is about, things that you've done or didn't do in your relationship - and it's just all crap, really. Things that are written about it are all crap.”
“I'ma make sure the family keep a decent meal, no matter what I got to do or who I got to kill.”
“Money lost-nothing lost, Health lost-little lost, Spirit lost-everything lost.”
“Even today, if the Royals win six games all year, if they're going to go 6-156, I hope they beat the Yankees six times.”
“I'm pretty boring really.”
“I was born in Mount Kisco, New York-although my family was living in the Bronx at the time. That's just where I decided to be born.”

Source : Source: www.broadwayworld.com

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