"The world does not get to be a better or a worse place; it just gets more senescent."

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Source : "Harold Bloom, The Art of Criticism No. 1". Interview with Antonio Weiss, biblioklept.org. 1991.

Harold Bloom

#Doe Quotes #World Quotes

“I am liberating man from the degrading chimera known as `conscience'.”
“I just signed to do my next book with Ecco Press, a new primer or encyclopedia. This will be my take on what classic Italian cooking is.”
“There are no eternal facts, as there are no absolute truths.”
“I usually don't mind giving autographs, but when hundreds of folks with paper and pen start coming at you, it's time to seek shelter.”
“That's the tragedy of the rich: They don't need anything.”
“I don't think that you can write music if you don't know how to play an instrument. You have to know the basics, then you can go forward.”
“Nearly all educational expenditure should be considered a capital outlay, whether it provides a future return in the form of enhanced taxable income or in terms of an enhanced quality of life.”

Source : "Full Employment and Price Stability: The Macroeconomic Vision of William S. Vickrey".
“Applying creative thinking to our clients' business strategy-this should be our industry's new core competency. And-in what is very good news for our industry-this kind of creativity, creativity that goes to the heart of business, is more in-demand than ever.”

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