Once any group in society stands in a relatively deprived position in relation to other groups, it is genuinely deprived.
—Margaret Mead, 1972
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Perish the universe, provided I have my revenge.
—Savinien Cyrano de Bergerac, 1654Who draws his sword against his prince must throw away the scabbard.
—James Howell, 1659I find the pain of a little censure, even when it is unfounded, is more acute than the pleasure of much praise.
—Thomas Jefferson, 1789What water gives, water takes away.
—Portuguese proverbArt is making something out of nothing and selling it.
—Frank Zappa, c. 1975God is alive. Magic is afoot.
—Leonard Cohen, 1966Much money makes a country poor, for it sets a dearer price on every thing.
—George Herbert, 1640Time’s violence rends the soul; by the rent eternity enters.
—Simone Weil, 1947The passion for setting people right is in itself an afflictive disease.
—Marianne Moore, 1935My own experience is that a certain kind of genius among students is best brought out in bed.
—Allen Ginsberg, 1981Familiarity breeds contempt—and children.
—Mark Twain, c. 1900Television is democracy at its ugliest.
—Paddy Chayefsky, 1976