"Anything can happen in life, especially nothing."

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Source : Michel Houellebecq (2003). “Platform: A Novel”, Alfred a Knopf Incorporated

Michel Houellebecq

#Anything Can Happen Quotes

“Hearing voices no one else can hear isn't a good sign, even in the wizarding world.”
“I enjoy listening to opera at home, occasionally, but I would much rather see it than just listen to it.”
“I have had bosses that were genuinely excited when I told them I was pregnant. I feel very blessed, but I also know I need to continue to do excellent work and stay organized.”
“It's never the same relationship. I see my job as filling in the blanks. Whatever it is that the artist lacks in the process of making a record, I'm supposed to fill that in. And sometimes it's a lot of stuff and I have to hector them about working on the material and that sort of thing. Sometimes you have an artist that's really fairly self-sufficient; they just need another ear to offer some objective criticism, but otherwise pretty much know what they're doing. It varies a lot.”

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“We define journalism in America as the business and practice of presenting the news of the day in the interest of economic privilege.”
“True humor is fun - it does not put down, kid, or mock. It makes people feel wonderful, not separate, different, and cut off. True humor has beneath it the understanding that we are all in this together.”

Source : Hugh Prather (2009). “Notes to Myself: My Struggle to Become a Person”, p.114, Bantam
“With drama, you need to be laughing, in between takes, 'cause you're going to those recesses of your soul and those dangerous parts. Normally, if you're not an actor or some crazy artist, you don't feel the need to run around in those areas. You keep them separate because it's painful.”
“We will have bigger bureaucracies, bigger labor unions, and bigger state-run corporations. It will be harder to be an entrepreneur because of punitive taxes and regulations. The rewards of success will be expropriated for the sake of attaining greater income equality.”

Source : Arthur C. Brooks (2011). “The Battle: How the Fight Between Free Enterprise and Big Government Will Shape America's Future”, p.63, Basic Books

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