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I am of mixed minds about the issue of privacy. On one hand, I und

I am of mixed minds about the issue of privacy. On one hand, I understand that information is power, and power is, well, power, so keeping your private information to yourself is essential – especially if you are a controversial figure, a celebrity, or a dissident. – Susan Orlean

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There will always be vain, obsessive people who want to own rare and extraordinary things whatever the cost there will always be people for whom owning beautiful, dangerous animals brings a sense of power and magic. – Susan Orlean

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Buying a car used to be an experience so soul-scorching, so confidence-splattering, so existentially rattling that an entire car company was based on the promise that you wouldnt have to come in contact with it. – Susan Orlean

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Living in a rural setting exposes you to so many marvelous things – the natural world and the particular texture of small-town life, and the exhilarating experience of open space. – Susan Orlean

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Power is not alluring to pure minds. – Thomas Jefferson

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Silence is the ultimate weapon of power. – Charles de Gaulle

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If power is for sale, sell your mother to buy it. You can always buy her back again. – Arabic Proverb

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A mans true state of power and riches is to be in himself. – Henry Ward Beecher

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