John Ralston Saul Quotes
What I am describing is not only a society dominated by corporatist structures, but by the received wisdom of a corporatist atmosphere: one in which the élites are interest-driven, whatever their jobs. And so the society is gradually being redrawn to suit this ethic-free system.
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I went to a woman for advice about how to be in business, but I learned a great deal from men.
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My mother is the sort of woman who not only can raise a chicken and roast it to moist perfection but, as she proved to my openmouthed sister and me on a family holiday to Morocco when we were very young, can barter for one in a market, kill it, pluck it, and then cook it to perfection.
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I didn't write the book to sell the book, but to tell my experiences.
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I don't like allegories.
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Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.
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I love my sleep.
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The basic law of capitalism is you or I, not both you and I.
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I prefer to make movies which not only have a message for 'then' but a message for 'now.'
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Fitness has always been one of the top priorities in my life because that's the way I grew up, with soccer being the sport of choice.
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There is no question at all that Manson was sending Tex, Sadie, Katie, and Linda out on his mission of murder.
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Men! The only animal in the world to fear.
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Essentially what photography is is life lit up.
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Presidents are nice people. They're nice, fun-loving people who have great jobs.
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Fans will express themselves. We will always have the best security possible, as we always do. And I hope that Cleveland and the fans, you would hope that everybody keeps it to a certain level, because anything you do that crosses the line isn't going to look bad for anybody but the franchise and Cleveland.
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On the issue of abortion, I'm ever on the fence, or, at most, an inch or two to either side.
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'Transformers' was important and defining for me because it taught me about what kinds of movies I want to make and the kind of actor I want to be, and I have a long way to go before I become that actor.
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In other words, I wouldn't like to be an actor if I could only be real. I like to get wild, behaviorally wild, and it's crazy to think of any form where it's just one way.
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No one wants to drown. Drowning would be the worst. Cause everyone knows that feeling. That feeling, oh it's the worst... when you think you're drowning.
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My adversaries crumble when we rumble; it's a catastrophe.
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The one dream I have is to do a musical. I love singing, but most people don't know because I don't sell myself as a musical person. My dream is to play Audrey in 'Little Shop of Horrors' - it would be so interesting to have an Asian Audrey because it's all about achieving the American dream in a sinister, success-driven way.
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Putting out a book is absolutely a lesson in vulnerability because it doesn't matter how much of an audience you have. Some people who have giant audiences can't sell books because those audiences don't feel like they need to give them their money.
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Everybody's just emulated us and now everybody just kinda takes our sound as their foundations.
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Among mortals second thoughts are wisest.
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What I am describing is not only a society dominated by corporatist structures, but by the received wisdom of a corporatist atmosphere: one in which the élites are interest-driven, whatever their jobs. And so the society is gradually being redrawn to suit this ethic-free system.
