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Capitalism is being attacked not because it is inefficient or misgoverned but because it is cynical. And indeed a society based on the assertion that private vices become public benefits cannot endure, no matter how impeccable its logic, no matter how great its benefits.

I did find Calypso — but only once, far in the depths of the very wildest of Canadian dark woods, near those high, cold, moss-covered swamps. … I felt as if I were in the presence of superior beings who loved me and beckoned me to come. I sat down beside them and wept for joy.

Prunella Scales – Sybil Fawlty

?Ndebele painting comes from a context of architecture. It is the painting of the house.

We want to come out of the vicious circle of unhealthy politics.

[Holmes is reeling from the doctored wine she gave him] I told you to let it breathe. Can you taste the comet?

If a Khurasani, Greek or Arab comes here,
he will not face any problems,
for the people will treat him kindly, as their own,
making him feel happy and at ease.
And if they jest with him,
they do so with blooming smiles.

Assume responsibility for outcomes as well as for the processes and people you work with. How you achieve results will shape the kind of person you become.

In our world, divide and conquer must become define and empower.

It is common that once presidents start governing then a lot more substance comes out.

For retired sportswomen it is particularly problematic. Not only have they not ever earned very much money, they've probably got no pension, no house, no security," says Hathorn.
"And that's an issue for girls' aspirations: why would they want to become athletes if that's what the future holds?

The Forbidden City had become a theater without an audience. So, why did the actors remain on the stage?

We [as Latinxs] got to be there representing, explaining, and translating…It’s the only way we are going to have people come together.

A Bit of Fry and Laurie

The world is a very strange place, and there are times when the metaphorical or narrative description characteristic of culture and the material representation so integral to science appear to touch, when everything comes together—when life and art reflect each other equally.