Quote by Susan Orlean
I have long been one of those tedious people who rails against the

I have long been one of those tedious people who rails against the coronation of student-athletes. I have heard the argument that big-time athletics bring in loads of money to universities. I dont believe the money goes anywhere other than back into the sports teams, but thats another story. – Susan Orlean

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I dont turn to greeting cards for wisdom and advice, but they are a fine reflection of the general drift of the culture. – Susan Orlean

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When I wonder what the future of books will be, I often think about horses. Before automobiles existed, everyone had a horse. Then cars became available, and their convenience, compared to horses, was undeniable. – Susan Orlean

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Future
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Recently, I have come to assume that any call to my landline is from a telemarketer or an automated call from Terminex, letting me know that our regularly scheduled pest-extermination service will occur on its regular schedule. So I usually ignore my home phone. – Susan Orlean

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Money is power, freedom, a cushion, the root of all evil, the sum of blessings. – Carl Sandburg

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Money is always on its way somewhere. What you do with it while it is in your keeping and the direction you send it in say much about you. Your treatment of and respect for money, how you make it, and how you spend it, reflect your character. – Gary Ryan Blair

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Im sick of giving creeps money off my soul. – Bob Dylan

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Money is like water: in sufficient volume, it erodes the bedrock of principle, and cuts its own channel. – Dr. Idel Dreimer, www.lumpenbangenpiano.com

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The great thing is that the funny side of getting old is fuel for my comedy. – Steve Coogan

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Im a big sports fan. College football is my favorite. – Verne Troyer

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That is a good book which is opened with expectation, and closed with delight and profit. – Amos Bronson Alcott

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It is not so for art in appreciation because art is concerned with human behavior. And science is concerned with the behavior of metal or energy. It depends on what the fashion is. Now today its energy. Its the same soul behind it. The same soul, you see. – Josef Albers

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