"The only phenomenon with which writing has always been concomitant is the creation of cities and empires, that is the integration of large numbers of individuals into a political system, and their grading into castes or classes. It seems to have favored the exploitation of human beings rather than their enlightenment."

-- Claude Levi-Strauss

#Writing Quotes #Numbers Quotes #Class Quotes

“I love a girl that can make me laugh. I am not really a laugh-at-things type of guy and I don't smile and laugh all the time... But if a girl can make me laugh... I'm in love!!!!”
“It's the people who try to be clever who never are; the people who are clever never think of trying to be.”

Source : Gilbert Parker “The Complete Works of Gilbert Parker”, Library of Alexandria
“Art is to me the glorification of the human spirit, and as such it is the cultural documentation of the time in which it is produced.”
“All over the place, from the popular culture to the propaganda system, there is constant pressure to make people feel that they are helpless, that the only role they can have is to ratify decisions and to consume.”
“Here's Williams' roadmap out of poverty: Complete high school; get a job, any kind of a job; get married before having children; and be a law-abiding citizen. Among both black and white Americans so described, the poverty rate is in the single digits.”
“See you little guys later.”
“I only weigh 98 pounds. The rest of this is liver.”
“No, I think that a person writes a poem because they have an inner urge of something that they want to express, and I think it's that inner urge that you want to express when you write a piece of music.”

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