“Like many works of literature, Hollywood chooses for its villains people who strive for social dominance through the pursuit of wealth, prestige, and power. But the ordinary business of capitalism is much more egalitarian: It's about finding meaning and enjoyment in work and production.” PeopleLiteratureSocialWealthFindingsOrdinaryCapitalismHollywoodStriveProductionsPursuitEnjoymentVillainDominancePrestigeEgalitarianismPursuit Of Wealth Author:Alex Tabarrok
“sight-seeing gratifies us in different ways. First, there is the pleasure of novelty; secondly, either that of admiration or fault-finding - the latter a very animated enjoyment.” WayFirstsDifferentPleasureSeeingTravelFindingsSightFaultsDifferent WaysEnjoymentLatterAdmirationNoveltyAnimatedFault Finding Book:Romance and Reality Source: Romance and Reality
“It is vain to speak of approaching judgment when finding our place, our portion, and our enjoyment in the very scene which is to be judged.” SpeakSceneFindingsJudgmentVainEnjoymentJudgedPortions Book:Notes on the Pentateuch - Volume I: Genesis Source: Notes on the Pentateuch - Volume I: Genesis
“There are other ways of finding satisfaction, recipes for human happiness, enjoyment, dignified and meaningful, gratifying life, than increased consumption that increases production.” WayHumansFindingsIncreaseSatisfactionProductionsMeaningfulEnjoymentConsumptionRecipesHuman Happiness Author:Zygmunt Bauman