“All I know about 1970s New York City is that it's where I grew up, and you always have an umbilical connection to the time and place of your growing up. It was cheap, didn't have too many people in it, you could go to the movies or whatever on the spur of the moment, you could get by without working too much and especially without involving yourself in the corporate world.” PeopleKnowsWorldMomentsCitiesGrowing UpToo MuchGrowingNew YorkGrewGrew UpConnectionsCorporateNew York CityInvolvingSpursCorporate WorldToo Much WorkSpur Of The Moment Author:Luc Sante
“My ideal city is more like the city (New York and Paris come to mind, but it sort of applies to all) that existed up to and including the 1930s, when different classes lived all together in the same neighborhoods, and most businesses of any sort were mom-and-pop, and people and things had a local identity.” PeopleMindDifferentTogetherCitiesClassNew YorkIdentityMomIdealsIncludingPopsLocalsParisNeighborhood1930s Author:Luc Sante
“The con is a kind of jiu-jitsu that turns the sucker's own greed into its principal weapon. The greedier you are the more likely you are to be conned, and for the greater a sum. Since people regularly dispose of their intelligence in their rush to be swindled, and then turn right around and do it again, humans must want to be duped. Institutionalized wishful thinking - the stock market, religion, advertising - is after all a cornerstone of our system.” PeopleThinkingWantHumansKindTurnsGreaterWeaponsGreedAdvertisingPrincipalSuckerWishful ThinkingCornerstonesJiu Jitsu Author:Luc Sante
