Quote by James Buchan
To give money to a woman - and here I must speak as a man - is to

To give money to a woman – and here I must speak as a man – is to deny her special quality, her irreplaceability, and reduce her unique amiability to a commodity. Money takes away her name, while transforming her lover into a nameless customer of a market of appetites. – James Buchan

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One of the consequences of the Iranian revolution has been an explosion of history. A country once known only from British consular reports and intrepid travelogues is now awash with historical documents, letters, diaries, grainy video, weblogs and secret police files of questionable authenticity. – James Buchan

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History
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The world dominion of western thought, forms of organisation, technology and military force is not God-given, nor eternal, nor greatly appreciated by the rest of the world. – James Buchan

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Technology
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Because bankers measure their self-worth in money, and pay themselves a lot of it, they think theyre fine fellows and dont need to explain themselves. – James Buchan

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Those who set out to serve both God and Mammon soon discover that there is no God. – Logan Pearsall Smith

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I think theres only one or two films where Ive had all the financial support I needed. All the rest, I wish Id had the money to shoot another ten days. – Martin Scorsese

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Successful people make money. Its not that people who make money become successful, but that successful people attract money. They bring success to what they do. – Wayne Dyer

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This will never be a civilized country until we spend more money for books than we do for chewing gum. – Elbert Hubbard

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