"The Internal Revenue Code of 1954, a document longer than "War and Peace", is phrased -inevitably, perhaps- in the sort of jargon that stuns the mind and disheartens the spirit."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Imported from EN Wikiquote
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/John_Brooks_(writer)
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
John Brooks (writer)
John Brooks (December 5, 1920 – July 27, 1993) was an American journalist specialized on business topics, his articles were usually published by the New Yorker.
10 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by John Brooks (writer) →
Related Quotes
"(A newspaper columnist who disagreed with the judge´s finding was to remark that the guesses had been so educated as …"
"I find that companies are inclined to be at their most interesting when they are undergoing a little misfortune, and …"
"I found that business life is full of creative original minds -along with the usual number of second-guessers, of cou…"
"A man´s study reflects himself as he wishes to be seen publicly, but his journal, if he is honest, reflects something…"
"...both company managements and stockholders might well consider a lesson King Lear learned -that when the role of di…"
"In the law of torts there is the maxim: Every dog has one free bite."
"Basel has several first-rate restaurants, and it may be that in the view of the central-bank delegates this advantage…"
"...Complains that his son has a low opinion of business; attributes this to ´reverse snobbery´"
"On Thursday, March 14th, panic was added to chaos. London gold dealers, in describing the day´s action, used the un-B…"
"Would you end war? Create great Peace."