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Oil, though powerful, has its defects. It does not replace thinking or wisdom. For rulers, one of its most alluring qualities is that it strengthens authority. Oil produces great profits without putting a lot of people to work.
“Design must be an innovative, highly creative, cross-disciplinary tool responsive to the needs of men. It must be more research-oriented, and we must stop defiling the earth itself with poorly-designed objects and structures.”
― Design for the Real World: Human Ecology and Social Change
― Design for the Real World: Human Ecology and Social Change
“If you’re not former military, join the Marine Corps.”
― Certain to Win: The Strategy of John Boyd, Applied to Business
― Certain to Win: The Strategy of John Boyd, Applied to Business
“Those who do not move, do not notice their chains.”
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“Capitalist realism can only be threatened if it is shown to be in some way inconsistent or untenable; if, that is to say, capitalism’s ostensible ‘realism’ turns out to be nothing of the sort. Needless”
― Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?
― Capitalist Realism: Is There No Alternative?
“There is no right life in the wrong one.”
― Minima Moralia: Reflections on a Damaged Life
― Minima Moralia: Reflections on a Damaged Life
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