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“A market economy cannot thrive absent the well-being of average people, even in a gilded age.” quote by Jaron Lanier — Download Open image

“A market economy cannot thrive absent the well-being of average people, even in a gilded age.”

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They are enthusiasts, devotees. Addicts. Something about the circus stirs their souls, and they ache for it when it is absent. They seek each other out, these people of such specific like mind. They tell of how they found the circus, how those first few steps were like magic. Like stepping into a fairy tale under a curtain of stars……

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The interesting thing about an absent father is, for a child, you don't know he's absent. You just think he's... tardy.

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“You may not appreciate the presence of good health, but you will definitely regret the absence of good health, because health is happiness.”

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