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The world dominion of western thought, forms of organisation, tech

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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The year 2008 was a reminder to those who had forgotten that there is such a thing as history and that the cycle of famine and feast in commerce, first identified in antiquity and well understood in the Middle Ages, was not suddenly abolished in modern times. – James Buchan

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History
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Profits in business always depend on the rate of interest: the higher the interest, the higher the rate of profit required. – James Buchan

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Business
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If good history is dispassionate history, it must naturally wait until the passions of the period subside. – James Buchan

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History
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Other Quotes from
Technology
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As children, many of us were taught never to talk to strangers. As parents and grandparents, our message must change with technology to include strangers on the Internet. – Judy Biggert

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Technology

Really in technology, its about the people, getting the best people, retaining them, nurturing a creative environment and helping to find a way to innovate. – Marissa Mayer

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Technology

Technology without hatred can be a blessing. Technology with hatred is always a disaster. – Simon Wiesenthal

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Technology

Civilization depends on our expanding ability to produce food efficiently, which has markedly accelerated thanks to science and technology. – Nina Fedoroff

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Technology

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Faith is the great cop-out, the great excuse to evade the need to think and evaluate evidence. Faith is belief in spite of, even perhaps because of, the lack of evidence. – Richard Dawkins

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Faith

Quality in a product or service is not what the supplier puts in. It is what the customer gets out and is willing to pay for. A product is not quality because it is hard to make and costs a lot of money, as manufacturers typically believe. – Peter Drucker

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Help your brother’s boat across, and your own will reach the shore. – Hindu Proverb

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Are the days of winter sunshine just as sad for you, too? When it is misty, in the evenings, and I am out walking by myself, it seems to me that the rain is falling through my heart and causing it to crumble into ruins. – Gustave Flaubert

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Winter