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“Life-saving information tends to come in local dialects.”

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“At present, culture is decorative rather than structural; although it may lift the spirits ... The Lean Economy, in contrast, will depend for its existence on a deep foundation in culture. It is possible to live without it, but only for a time, like holding your breath under water.”

“2003 - Before The Wells Run Dry - "Building a Lean Economy for a fuel-poor future”

“While democracy has advanced, the part we ordinary citizens have played in the making and sustaining of the places and communities we live in has diminished. Never has so much been decided for so many by so few.”

“Wisdom is intelligence drenched in culture.”

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"But let the word go forth from this time and place that the torch has been passed on to a new generation. A generation that is acutely aware of its unique destiny as the hope of our long-suffering peo…"

— Bukola Saraki

Politics1962

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"Woman's sexuality is disruptive of the dully mechanical workaday world, in which efficiency means uniformity. The problems of woman's entrance into the career system spring from more than male chauvin…"

— Camille Paglia

Education1947

#work

"The Abolition of Work"

— Bob Black

Politics1951

#work

"Here, India will be a global player of considerable political and economic impact. As a result, the need to explicate what it means to be an Indian will soon become the task of the entire intelligents…"

— S. N. Balagangadhara

Education1952

#mind