"Banks are the temples of America. This is a holy war. Our economy is our religion."

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Source : "United States of Banana". Book by Giannina Braschi, 2011.

Giannina Braschi

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“I do not compare the past with the present without a prejudice for either, but, great as the improvement in country life is in many respects, it seems a pity the old cheap, wholesome dishes have gone to make way for tinned and preserved foods.”

Source : "The Peverel Papers: A Yearbook of the Countryside". Book by Flora Thompson. August Chapter, 1986.
“I know that I am a black man in a white world. . . I know that I never had it made.”

Source : I Never Had It Made introduction (1972)
“Ever since its founding in 1913, the Fed has described itself as an "independent" agency operated by selfless public servants striving to "fine-tune" the economy through monetary policy. In reality, however, a non-political governmental institution is as likely as a barking cat.”
“The true human being ... is the meaning of the universe. He is a dancing star. He is the exploding singularity pregnant with infinite possibilities.”
“I don't understand technology, and I'm very scared of it.”

Source : "The Accidental Success of Adam Driver". Interview with Alex Morris, www.rollingstone.com. January 20, 2014.
“Why should I spoil my mood by wearing an ugly suit?”
“People's memories are maybe the fuel they burn to stay alive.”
“Things don't go away. They become you.”

Source : Darin Strauss (2011). “Half a Life: A Memoir”, p.186, Random House

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