"Wars without military objectives have a tendency to……" — Virginia Postrel
"Wars without military objectives have a tendency to go on forever."
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80 Quotes by Virginia Postrel
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Glamour is all about transcending this world and getting to an idealized, perfect place.
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Glamour is translucent — not transparent, not opaque. It invites us into the world but it doesn’t give us a…
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Aesthetics has become too important to be left to the aesthetes. To succeed, hard-nosed engineers, real estate developers, and MBAs…
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The glamour of air travel - its aspirational meaning in the public imagination - disappeared before its luxury did, dissipating…
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Glamour doesn’t just happen, people don’t wake up in the morning glamorous.
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European nations began World War I with a glamorous vision of war, only to be psychologically shattered by the realities…
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At the simplest level, only people who know they do not know everything will be curious enough to find things…
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Dialysis does not make patients well. It simply postpones their deaths.
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Kidney disease is a low-profile, unglamorous problem, a disease that disproportionately strikes minorities and the poor. Its celebrity spokesman is…
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The intimate contest for self-command never ends, and lifetime happiness requires finding the right balance between present impulses and future…
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We know we need bosses and deadlines to help us get work done. But sometimes we can also use an…
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As a general rule, durable-goods production tends to be the most volatile sector of the economy. Since people usually have…
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More Forever Quotes
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Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it…
— Lance Armstrong
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Pain is temporary. Quitting lasts forever.
— Lance Armstrong
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The important achievement of Apollo was demonstrating that humanity is not forever chained to this planet and our visions go…
— Neil Armstrong
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Vampires get the joy of flying around and living forever, werewolves get the joy of animal spirits. But zombies, they're…
— Margaret Atwood
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We have to rethink our whole energy approach, which is hard to do because we're so dependent on oil, not…
— Margaret Atwood
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The only wealth which you will keep forever is the wealth you have given away.
— Marcus Aurelius
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Everything can change at any moment, suddenly and forever.
— Paul Auster
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You don't want a million answers as much as you want a few forever questions. The questions are diamonds you…
— Richard Bach
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The only thing that white people have that black people need, or should want, is power-and no one holds power…
— James A. Baldwin
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The days of humiliation, of second-class citizens and of inequality are over and gone forever.
— Gerry Adams
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People are forever finding something wrong with you.
— Brigitte Bardot
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And I pray thee, loving Jesus, that as Thou hast graciously given me to drink in with delight the words…
— Venerable Bede
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