"Genealogy: A perverse preoccupation of those who seek to demonstrate that their forebears were better people than they are."

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Sydney J. Harris

#People Quotes #Genealogy Quotes #Preoccupation Quotes

“Lots of middle class people are running around pretending to be Cockney.”
“The only sheets I'll ever long for are my own.”
“We all know that we're going to die, but we don't know when. That's not a blessing, that's a curse.”
“So in my junior year, I switched to the drama department.”
“Put yourself in the position of an up-and-coming artist living in early-sixteenth-century Italy. Now imagine trying to distinguish yourself from the other artists living in your town: Michelangelo, Raphael, Leonardo, or Titian. Is it any wonder that the Italian High Renaissance lasted only 30 years?”
“Basically for everything that comes out of Five Four, I've come up with the idea or changed it in some way. I'm also working with Putnam Accessory Group, a private label hat manufacturer. I'm in the process of re-branding a line they have called Chuck. It was mostly hats and bags, but I'm adding apparel and eyewear and whatever I feel like adding to turn it more into a brand. I'm supposed to be working with Pharrell on Billionaire Boys Club, but that's on hold.”
“Books are personal, passionate. They stir emotions and spark thoughts in a manner all their own, and I'm convinced that the shattered world has less hope for repair if reading becomes an ever smaller part of it.”
“Nobody can hurt me without my permission.”

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