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John Kenneth Galbraith Quotes: If you get a reputation for being honest, you have 95 percent of the competition already beat.
         

If you get a reputation for being honest, you have 95 percent of the competition already beat.


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The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.

The modern conservative is engaged in one of man's oldest exercises in moral philosophy; that is, the search for a superior moral justification for selfishness.



Oligopoly is an imperfect monopoly. Like the despotism of the Dual Monarchy, it is saved only by its incompetence.

Oligopoly is an imperfect monopoly. Like the despotism of the Dual Monarchy, it is saved only by its incompetence.



Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite.

Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite.



But there is merit even in the mentally retarded legislator. He asks the questions that everyone is afraid to ask for fear of seeming simple.

But there is merit even in the mentally retarded legislator. He asks the questions that everyone is afraid to ask for fear of seeming simple.



Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists.

Economics is extremely useful as a form of employment for economists.



If all else fails immortality can always be assured by adequate error.

If all else fails immortality can always be assured by adequate error.



The process by which banks create money is so simple that the mind is repelled.

The process by which banks create money is so simple that the mind is repelled.



There is certainly no absolute standard of beauty. That precisely is what makes its pursuit so interesting.

There is certainly no absolute standard of beauty. That precisely is what makes its pursuit so interesting.



Simple minds, presumably, are the easiest to manage.

Simple minds, presumably, are the easiest to manage.



Every corner of the public psyche is canvassed by some of the most talented citizens to see if the desire for some merchandisable product can be cultivated.

Every corner of the public psyche is canvassed by some of the most talented citizens to see if the desire for some merchandisable product can be cultivated.





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Luck is the way the dust settles when God passes by.



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Treat the earth well: it was not given to you by your parents, it was loaned to you by your children. We do not inherit the Earth from our Ancestors, we borrow it from our Children.



If few can stand a long war without deterioration of soul, none can stand a long peace.

If few can stand a long war without deterioration of soul, none can stand a long peace.



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The United States government first learned of the diversion of the W-88 nuclear warhead design in late 1995.



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I was an 80's/90's baby so you went to the movie theater every weekend and there was one on, whether it was Stallone, Van Damme, Seagal or Schwarzenegger himself.



May your neighbors respect you, trouble neglect you, angels protect you and heaven accept you

May your neighbors respect you, trouble neglect you, angels protect you and heaven accept you



If you only walk on sunny days you'll never reach your destination.

If you only walk on sunny days you'll never reach your destination.



The psychoanalysis of neurotics has taught us to recognize the intimate connection between wetting the bed and the character trait of ambition.

The psychoanalysis of neurotics has taught us to recognize the intimate connection between wetting the bed and the character trait of ambition.



Life moves out of a red flare of dreams Into a common light of common hours, Until old age brings the red flare again.

Life moves out of a red flare of dreams Into a common light of common hours, Until old age brings the red flare again.




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