“The dilemma of modern society: the conflict between the need for capital formation at a high rate and the popular condemnation of interest and dividends as "unearned income" and "capitalist," if not as sinful and wicked.” IfsNeedsInterestModernConflictRateIncomeWickedCapitalistDilemmaFormationCondemnationModern SocietyDividends Author:Peter Drucker
“Emerging into writership, I have plans to discover my other themes, of nation and country, love and conflict, the body and transcendence, mutilation and wholeness, starvation and wicked plenty, and more. That is, I am already thinking ahead to more writing.” ThinkingWritingCountryBodyNationsPlansConflictPlentyThemeWickedWholenessTranscendenceEmergingStarvationMutilationCountry LoveThinking Ahead Author:Shirley Geok-lin Lim
“To me sympathy for a character has little to do with how morally upstanding or wicked they are. All that really matters for me is how human and interesting they are. I happen to be drawn to characters who operate under intense internal pressure, which often comes from some deep psychological conflict.” HumansLittlesMatterCharacterHappensInterestingConflictPressureIntensePsychologicalWickedInternals Author:James Lasdun
“As long as war is regarded as wicked, it will always have its fascination. When it is looked upon as vulgar, it will cease to be popular.” LongWarPoliticalConflictCeaseWickedVulgarFascinationFighting Battles Author:Oscar Wilde
“People aren't either wicked or noble. They're like chef's salads, with good things and bad things chopped and mixed together in a vinaigrette of confusion and conflict.” PeopleThinkingLifeTogetherConflictGood ThingsNobleConfusionWickedBad ThingsChefSaladUnfortunate EventsSeries Of Unfortunate Events Author:Daniel Handler