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The trouble with the profit system has always been that it was highly unprofitable to most people. Elwyn Brooks White
The terror of the atom age is not the violence of the new power but the speed of man's adjustment to it, the speed of his acceptance. Elwyn Brooks White
Old age is a special problem for me because I've never been able to shed the mental image I have of myself – a lad of about 19. Elwyn Brooks White
When I was a child people simply looked about them and were moderately happy; today they peer beyond the seven seas, bury themselves waist deep in tidings, and by and large what they see and hear makes them unutterably sad. Elwyn Brooks White
I arise in the morning torn between a desire to improve the world and a desire to enjoy the world. This makes it hard to plan the day. Elwyn Brooks White
Ice Cube's the coolest dad. A lot of parents – a lot of kids do not think their parents are cool. Oh, no. My dad's cool… You know, I was born in 1991. That's when 'Boyz n the Hood' came out. So I've always see him on TV. I don't see everybody else's dad, you know. So I've always had a sense of, you know, he's cool. He's in the light. O'Shea Jackson Jr
Despite all the achievements of civilisation, the human being is still one of the most vulnerable creatures on earth. Vladimir Putin
Ever since the beginning of rock and roll, there's been an Axl Rose. And it's just boring. It's totally boring to me. Kurt Cobain
If you're too scared to put your dreams, thoughts, desires, fantasies on paper and share them with the world, then being an author isn't the right career for you. Phyllis Christine Cast
It is easier for a man to be loyal to his club than to his planet; the bylaws are shorter, and he is personally acquainted with the other members. Elwyn Brooks White