If you take an economics or a political science course, you're taught that humans are supposed to be rational wealth accumulators, each… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
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I made 'Siam Sunset.' In Australia, it was pretty much universally hated, but I did notice that almost any American who saw… — John Polson Copy Share Image
The idea that money brings power and independence is an illusion. What money usually brings is the need for more money -… — Vivian Gornick Copy Share Image
There are people who are like monkeys in a cage just hitting the coke button. They don't really get that for [musicians… — Maynard James Keenan Copy Share Image
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Dostoevsky believed that the gods of rationalism and materialist utilitarianism had joined in conspiracy against all other ethical systems. ... The accumulation… — John Carroll Copy Share Image
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Quite a few people who are in the media and in control of the big money seem to want to see these… — Mahathir Mohamad Copy Share Image
Our people are willing to work with the government on new technologies. Now, it's a habit; every Estonian looks at it as… — Kersti Kaljulaid Copy Share Image
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I wrote a post about wanting to buy a banjo - a $300 banjo, which is a lot of money, and I… — Mena Grabowski Trott Copy Share Image
Is this money well spent? This is taxpayer money, it is going to be adding to the deficit short term and if… — Barack Obama Copy Share Image
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Yeah, this country's founding fathers are a bunch of dead rich white men, but they did set things up so you could… — Dennis Miller Copy Share Image
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