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Rutger Bregman
“Boredom may be the wellspring of creativity.”
Rutger Bregman, Humankind: A Hopeful History

“In need of a Copernican revolution, we've been busy refining the Ptolemaic model of heavens.”
Emmanuel Saez, The Triumph of Injustice: How the Rich Dodge Taxes and How to Make Them Pay

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
“Tiger got to hunt, bird got to fly;
Man got to sit and wonder 'why, why, why?'
Tiger got to sleep, bird got to land;
Man got to tell himself he understand.”
Kurt Vonnegut, Cat’s Cradle

Kurt Vonnegut Jr.
“The Fourteenth Book is entitled, "What can a Thoughtful Man Hope for Mankind on Earth, Given the Experience of the Past Million Years?"
It doesn't take long to read The Fourteenth Book. It consists of one word and a period.
This is it: "Nothing.”
Kurt Vonnegut, Cat’s Cradle

Gary  Stevenson
“The best job a concert pianist can get nowadays is trader for Citibank. It pays very well.”
Gary Stevenson, The Trading Game: A Confession

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