Kevin Gaughen > Quotes

“Len once came to the uncomfortable realization that salesmanship was the key to upward mobility in all careers. You could pretend you were above it, he begrudged, but the truth was you either had to master salesmanship or you’d spend the rest of your life begging for table scraps.”
― Kevin Gaughen, Interest

“America’s number-one enemy, Lenny, is the scumbags who rule her.”
― Kevin Gaughen, Interest

“Saskels, the second type of human. Saskels are designed to do tedious labor without questioning those ruling over them. Saskels have low to average mental abilities and ostensibly have the ability to reason through minor problems. However, they are genetically engineered to not trust their own thoughts and to have a deep fear of losing their security. They are terrified of having to think, or fend, for themselves. This inborn insecurity causes them to constantly seek external guidance and to obey authority, no matter how irrational or malevolent that authority is.”
― Kevin Gaughen, Principal

“Compound interest is the eighth wonder of the world. He who understands it, earns it. He who doesn’t, pays it.” —Albert Einstein (attributed)”
― Kevin Gaughen, Interest

“These kids don’t believe me when I tell them there was a time when no one grabbed your dick or demanded to see your ID before you boarded an airplane.”
― Kevin Gaughen, Interest

“Saskels have low to average mental abilities and ostensibly have the ability to reason through minor problems. However, they are genetically engineered to not trust their own thoughts and to have a deep fear of losing their security. They are terrified of having to think, or fend, for themselves. This inborn insecurity causes them to constantly seek external guidance and to obey authority, no matter how irrational or malevolent that authority is.”
― Kevin Gaughen, Principal