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Joy Adamson
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“Only one thing is certain. People get out of life exactly what they put into it.”
Joy Adamson (1910–1980) first seen 1979 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Written by Adamson in her autobiography, The Searching Spirit: Joy Adamson's Autobiography, published in 1979.
“I well remember the time, after the First World War, when one needed a tillion-mark note to buy a dozen eggs. Since paper, however, was still valuable, the bank notes were stored in gigantic silos which stood in the yards of our factories. In these we children made tunnels and played among the billions and trillions — a strange introduction to money, but perhaps it helped me to realize how worthless it can become when man-made values change.”
Joy Adamson (1910–1980) first seen 1979 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Written by Adamson in her autobiography, The Searching Spirit: Joy Adamson's Autobiography, published in 1979.
“Millions of people had been uprooted by the war and could not adapt themselves to a new way of life. On the other hand, certain people had grown rich and powerful.”
Joy Adamson (1910–1980) first seen 1979 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Written by Adamson in her autobiography, The Searching Spirit: Joy Adamson's Autobiography, published in 1979.