To attain power, one must first obtain riches, for almost everything of the world revolves about it.

Any great love comes from intense suffering

You have to discover the essence of your life

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The Victorians lost a few workers in everything they built, rather like a votive offering.

The wise man is he who constantly wonders afresh.

Yeah, we try to get the best musicians possible, and Justin [Robinson] is a great musician, man, a great player. You must have been surprised to see him out there, then.

Art is nothing but humanized science.

Most people spend more time planning a one-week vacation than they spend planning their life.

The property of others is always more inviting than our own; and that which we ourselves possess is most pleasing to others.

The theory of evolution by cumulative natural selection is the only theory we know of that is in principle capable of explaining the existence of organized complexity.

Also, after people play these Sim games, it tends to change their perception of the world around them, so they see their city, house or family in a slightly different way after playing.