David I. Rozenberg quotes

“Censors tend to do what only psychotics do: they confuse reality with illusion.”
-- David I. Rozenberg

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“The revival of consumers saving their money for retirement - rather than expecting their homes to provide the cushion - added with 'move down' buyers will depress real-estate prices.”
-- David I. Rozenberg

#Depressing Quotes #Retirement Quotes #Real Quotes

“Why did God invent economists? To make weathermen feel good about themselves.”
-- David I. Rozenberg

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“The modern day soup line is a check in the mail.”
-- David I. Rozenberg

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“Louis de Bernires is in the direct line that runs through Dickens and Evelyn Waugh. . .he has only to look into his world, one senses, for it to rush into reality, colours and touch and taste.”

“I'd like to set things straight, a few more people should be pulling their weight.”

“Historic changes and challenges. Breakthroughs in human knowledge and opportunity. And yet, for vast numbers across the globe, the daily realities have not altered.”

“Those who call for censorship in the name of the oppressed ought to recognize it is never the oppressed who determine the bounds of censorship.”

“The only thing that is obscene is censorship.”

“Silence is the deadliest weapon of mass destruction.”

“Life and death are illusions. We are in a constant state of transformation.”

“Better the illusions that exalt us than ten thousand truths.”

“Reason may cure illusions, but not suffering.”

“The illusion which exalts us is dearer to us than ten thousand truths.”

Source : Anton Chekhov (2015). “The Collected Works of Anton Chekhov: Novellas, Short Stories, Plays, Letters & Diary: Three Sisters, Seagull , The Shooting Party, Uncle Vanya, Cherry Orchard, Chameleon, Tripping Tongue, On The Road, Vanka, Ward No. Six, Swedish Match, Nightmare, Bear, Reluctant Hero, Joy…”, p.3128, e-artnow