John Langdon-Davies quotes
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“By 1960 work will be limited to three hours a day.”
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“By 1975 sexual feeling and marriage will have nothing to do with each other.”
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“There is not the slightest indication that nuclear energy will ever be obtainable.”
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“If we are to begin to try and understand life as it will be in 1960, we must begin by realizing that food, clothing and shelter will cost as little as air”
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“Democracy will be dead by 1950.”
-- John Langdon-DaviesSource : John Langdon-Davies (1936). “A short history of the future”
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Source : A. J. Jacobs (2008). “The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible”, p.29, Simon and Schuster
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“I look at Jerusalem as being a beacon for the three monotheistic religions.”
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“Let us love the passing hour, let us hurry up and enjoy our time.”
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“Economy forced me to become a vegetarian, but I finally starting liking it.”
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“There is no resting place for an enterprise in a competitive economy.”
Source : Alfred P Sloan (2015). “My Years With General Motors”, p.15, eNet Press
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“Basic services such as electricity have never been worse and the economy of Arab Iraq is in ruins.”
Source : "Little chance country's nightmare will end soon". www.standard.co.uk. February 14, 2005.
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