"If the market does indeed embody the sum of all human wishes, then the secret ones are just as important as the ones that are openly displayed,"

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Source : Eric Schlosser (2004). “Reefer Madness: Sex, Drugs, and Cheap Labor in the American Black Market”, p.9, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Eric Schlosser

#Secret Quotes #Wish Quotes #Important Quotes

“By the grace of God I want to impart the Word, and bring you into a place where you will dare to act upon the plan of the Word, to so breathe life by the power of the Word that it is impossible for you to go on under any circumstances without his provision. The most difficult things that come to us are to our advantage from God's side. When we come to the place of impossibilities, it is the grandest place for us to see the possibilities of God.”
“Watch my sword, not my face!'he said. 'I'm going to stab you, not bite you!”

Source : Allan Frewin Jones (2011). “1: Rhiannon of the Spring”, p.177, Hachette UK
“Few books today are forgivable.”
“They pay money to watch the same film. Now, you could argue, that's because it makes them feel comfortable. When they go to a movie now, it's almost like hearing a pop song. You know the rhythms, you know when the downbeat is going to come, you know when the explosion is going to comeâ€¦ And so as life becomes more complex, as the economy is in trouble, people cling to what makes them comfortable, so they go again and again to see the same movie.”
“If you have a connection to someone, it doesn't matter what their exterior is.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“What is freedom of expression? Without the freedom to offend, it ceases to exist.”

Source : Salman Rushdie (1990). “In good faith”, Penguin (Non-Classics)
“Society must be made to operate in such a way that it eradicates once and for all the desire of a man to become richer, or wiser, or more powerful than others.”
“Critics or musicians who attack me are jealous of my success and the fact that I make people feel so happy.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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