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Quote by Jay McInerney

“The only thing worse for smoking than drinking is quitting drinking. Because then it's the only thing you can do.”

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Jay McInerney is a renowned American author, born on January 13, 1955. His works are known for their sharp observations and profound emotional descriptions, with notable titles including 'Rabbit, Run' and 'Bright Lights, Big City'. more

“There's something wrong with the system when you've got someone who can provide so much to a company and can be enthusiastic, but isn't management material or whatever. So a lot of that just gets defined as the person who speaks with the loudest voice and gets up there with the most arrogance and overly confident, chest-beating approach. Those are the ones that are going to get the golden ring.”

Speak Management Rings Arrogance Enthusiastic

Author:Milo Aukerman

“Because we take these huge long breaks, and then I just kind go, "Okay, fine, this is the way that I've chosen to live my life, and if the band now fades into obscurity, so be it, that's my decision." But then we come back and it's still as big as ever, or bigger. It's always been a surprise to me, that it worked out that way.”

Kind Long Decision Break Okay Surprise Chosen Living My Life

Author:Milo Aukerman

“I tend to be the one that breaks the mold most often, and thus, I tend to be the one with a lot of outtakes, songs that don't make the record.”

Song Break

Author:Milo Aukerman

“People demand freedom of speech as a compensation for the freedom of thought which they seldom use.”

“I don't want to live your dream. That's your dream. Go ahead and do it. But it's not mine.”

Dream

Author:Milo Aukerman

“The two things that matter are the desire, and being healthy enough to do it. Everything else to me is a non-issue.”

Enough Desire Healthy

Author:Milo Aukerman

“We want to mentally be young, even if physically we're not.”

Author:Milo Aukerman

“Once it stops being fun, we won't be able to do it anymore. People are going to know that we're not having fun, and we're going to know that we're not having fun. So at that point, it just ends.”

People Fun Having Fun

Author:Milo Aukerman

“So, what people are actually left with to spend is maybe 25 to 30% of their income on goods and services, after paying taxes and after paying the FIRE sector (Finance, Insurance, Real Estate). Whether it's housing insurance or mortgage insurance. So there's an idea of distracting people. Don't think of your condition. Think of how the overall economy is doing. But don't think of the economy as an overall unit. Think of the stock market as the economy. Think of the rich people as the economy. Look at the yachts that are made. Somebody's living a lot better. Couldn't it be you?”

People Thinking Real Economy Rich Taxes Finance Rich People Think Of You Mortgage Yacht

Author:Michael Hudson

“You have the economic vocabulary turning into vocabulary of deception.”

Economic Deception

Author:Michael Hudson

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