“Governments have historically opted to tax what they could, rather than what they should, and it shows.”
― Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist
― Doughnut Economics: Seven Ways to Think Like a 21st-Century Economist
“It takes a lot of time to be a genius. You have to sit around so much, doing nothing, really doing nothing.”
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“Your refusal to trust me will not make what I say any less true.”
― The Fairy's Tale
― The Fairy's Tale
“When a culture collapses, it is said that the veils between the worlds get very thin, and miracles, large and small, begin to appear. Gaia Codex: Node 33321.76.43”
― Gaia Codex
― Gaia Codex
“You see, prech Ramarren, it is not true that the Lords refuse to teach the natives—it is the natives who refuse to learn. These white ones are sharing the Lords’ knowledge.” “And what have they forgotten, to earn that prize?” Falk asked, but the question meant nothing to Orry.”
― City of Illusions
― City of Illusions
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