"Intellect has nothing to do with equality except to respect it as a sublime convention."

-- Jacques Barzun

#Equality Quotes #Sublime Quotes #Conventions Quotes

“Confrontation is something that I accept as part of the project though not its purpose.”
“I think earning money is the simplest thing in the world once you learn how to do it. It's like driving a car. It's simple if you know how to do it.”
“You young things are too easily persuaded by the touch of lips.”
“I think it's important for little girls growing up, and young women, to have one in every walk of life. So from that point of view, I'm proud to be a role model!”

Source : Interview with Jim Clash, www.askmen.com.
“I want to build as many worlds as possible - each a version of ours with a crack running through it - and not be anchored to any of them.”

Source : "The Infectious Benjamin Percy". Interview with Jennifer Sky, www.interviewmagazine.com. May 6, 2013.
“I think it is very difficult today to have a reasoned public discourse on any controversial subject. Certainly, election years present a complicating factor.”
“As much as racism bleeds America, we need to understand that classism is the real issue.”
“Not only was it nearly impossible to hear because of these huge rubber ears we had to wear, but we also had these huge furry hands which were absolutely useless, especially if you had to scratch yourself.”

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