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Rooster’s Quotes

“Basic fact of life: no matter how far you run, you always take yourself with you.”
― K.J. Parker, The Hammer

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“It was a BuSab axiom that all power blocs tended toward aristocratic forms, that the descendants of decision makers dominated the power niches.”
― Frank Herbert, The Dosadi Experiment

tags: politics

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“How I hate you," he said softly. "If hate were stone I could build a tower into the clouds.”
― Jack Vance, The Gray Prince

tags: hate

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“Does a population have informed consent when that population is not taught the inner workings of its monetary system, and then is drawn, all unknowing, into economic adventures?”
― Frank Herbert, The Dosadi Experiment

tags: economics, finance, financial-mishap, government, ignorance, investing

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“A wise man once said that any human being is capable of infinite achievement, so long as it’s not the work they’re supposed to be doing.”
― K.J. Parker, Blue and Gold

tags: fantasy, humor

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