Bad guys Quote by Robert M. Pirsig

“It's not the 'nice' guy who brings about real social change. 'Nice' guys look nice because they're conforming. It's the 'bad' guys, who only look nice a hundred years later, that are the real Dynamic force in social evolution.”

Robert M. Pirsig

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