#rises

I have no consistency, except in politics; and that probably arises from my indifference to the subject altogether. ↗

— Lord Byron

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The crises of our time, it becomes increasingly clear, are the necessary impetus for the revolution now under way. And once we understand nature's transformative powers, we see that it is our powerful ally, not a force to feared our subdued. ↗

— Thomas Kuhn

#becomes #clear #crises #feared #force

I'm in politics. I'm in government, so nothing surprises me. ↗

— Andrew Cuomo

#i #me #nothing #politics #surprises

The books one has written in the past have two surprises in store: one couldn't write them again, and wouldn't want to. ↗

— Jean Rostand

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Literature isn't a moral beauty contest. Its power arises from the authority and audacity with which the impersonation is pulled off; the belief it inspires is what counts. ↗

— Philip Roth

#audacity #authority #beauty #belief #contest

Ninety-nine per cent of traditional English literature concerns people who never have to worry about money at all. We always seem to be watching or reading about emotional crises among folk who live in a world of great fortune both in matters of luck and money; stories and fantasies about rock stars and film stars, sporting millionaires and models; jet-setting members of the aristocracy and international financiers. ↗

— James Kelman

#crises #emotional #english-literature #fortune #money

Money is a public good; as such, it lends itself to private exploitation. ↗

— Charles P. Kindleberger

#finance #financial-crises #money

In the lack of judgment great harm arises, but one vote cast can set right a house. ↗

— Aeschylus

#cast #great #harm #house #judgment

Because philosophy arises from awe, a philosopher is bound in his way to be a lover of myths and poetic fables. Poets and philosophers are alike in being big with wonder. ↗

— Thomas Aquinas

#arises #awe #because #being #big

Financial crises are like fireworks: they illuminate the sky even as they go pop. ↗

— James Buchan

#even #financial #financial crises #fireworks #go