"Neoclassical economics insists that advertising cannot force consumers to buy anything they don't already want to buy."

-- Christopher Lasch

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“Strip those clowns down to nudity, shove the chrome where they doo doo be.”
“I don't do that many appearances at conventions. I like to keep them special for me. And for the fans, I hope.”
“For people may not know what they think about politics in the Balkans, or the vexed question of men and women, but everyone has a definite opinion about the flavour of shredded coconut.”

Source : Louis Simpson (2003). “The Owner of the House: New Collected Poems, 1940-2001”, p.293, BOA Editions, Ltd.
“That there is also freedom in captivity, only a prisoner can claim. Coming from a prison guard, this statement would be blasphemy.”
“Fight death all your days, and die knowing you know nothing.”
“One can derive the same fun from print-making as from making mud pies and great subtlety can be achieved through the use of transparent inks, half-tone screens and even accidental colour combinations, which is often where the art hides.”

Source : "The Joke's Over". Book by Ralph Steadman, 2006.
“Powerful positions are male-dominated, so it is unsurprising that everything else follows suit.”
“I can see the carrot at the end of the tunnel.”

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