Charles Eisenstein Quotes
The primary method by which governments increase their control is by creating fear.
Quotes to Explore
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I think I know a thing or two about the way people love, but I don't know anything about hatred, psychosis, cruelty. Or maybe I don't have the guts to admit that I do.
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For every person who has ever lived there has come, at last, a spring he will never see. Glory then in the springs that are yours.
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I grew up in the indie world, and that's what I'm used to, but there's something really incredible about having money behind a film and having the time to do as many takes as you want.
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If you don't have anything nice to say, don't say it at all. And if you do have to say it, make it really funny so I can screenshot it and save it for later.
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When I write a song, it comes from the heart and is based on a specific experience. You can't really say that one experience is greater than another, because all of your experiences take you through life on this journey.
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I think for a lot of people, friendship is a relationship that gets devalued once they move on to what people consider to be more important relationships: once you find a partner or when you have kids.
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I didn't have any concept of Trainspotting being published. It was a selfish act. I did it for myself.
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No one wants to see curvy women.
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Before blogs, it was all about physical presence. We used to send out videos and audiotapes to communicate. Blogging and the Internet allow us to engage in a lot more real time conversations as opposed to a one-way dump of information or a message.
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I've worked with a lot of people who are more famous than myself who are terribly insecure.
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This strange business of what it is to be a writer is this increasingly insane world in which we live, in which surrealism, it seems, is the new realism.
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When men change, maybe Bond will change. But let's wait. I'm not holding my breath.
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Expedience, not justice, is the rule of contemporary American law.
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A utopian future for the Internet could be secured if the heavy-duty influencers - and the grassroots influencers tweeting along - can create a new global organization peopled with defenders of Internet freedom.
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My father is my inspiration.
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Unfortunately, with dinosaurs, we haven't had enough specimens to determine how much variation there is within a species.
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All women should understand that a mammogram is nothing to be afraid of. It's not an enemy but a friend. Early detection is the key to the cure.
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I don't chase what I hear on the radio. I try not to compete with anybody.
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We don't need bigger government. We need to shrink the size of government.
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It is not permissible to add to one's possesions if these things can only be done at the cost of other men. Such development has only one true name, and that is exploitation.
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The digital premium business content model is broken and we should all be taking appropriate steps now to ensure the viability of this business is preserved by other means.
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I think women are amazing for being able to show what they feel. I admire women who do. I think it's a mistake when women cover their emotions to look tough. I say let's own who we are and use it as a strength.
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They chose 10 riders in the nationals to watch, and will pick five.
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The primary method by which governments increase their control is by creating fear.
