"Ultimately, of course, there is no excuse for being fat in this culture. It's the one last prejudice we allow ourselves, the final frontier of acceptable segregation. Our political correctness is positively Californian when it comes to race, creed, origin, and orientation. But we still condemn ourselves and others for this last intolerable offense in an annoyingly tolerant society."

-- Joni Rodgers

#Race Quotes #Political Quotes #Prejudice Quotes

“In the future, fortune could well favor those who didn't sell their good domain names too cheaply, or too boldly”
“The Roman Code was merely an enunciation in words of the existing customs of the Roman people.”

Source : Henry Sumner Maine, Sir, J. H. Morgan (2000). “Ancient Law”, p.11, Beard Books
“In her excellent, entirely readable Richard Wright, Hazel Rowley accomplishes what [previous biographer] Michel Fabre would have liked to do with once-guarded letters, aging witnesses, previously unidentified girlfriends. . . . Mostly, Rowley concentrates on telling Wright's very powerful story.”
“In regard to the so-called social contract, I have often had occasion to protest that I haven't even seen the contract, much less been asked to consent to it. A valid contract requires voluntary offer, acceptance, and consideration. I've never received an offer from my rulers, so I certainly have not accepted one; and rather than consideration, I have received nothing but contempt from the rulers, who, notwithstanding the absence of any agreement, have indubitably threatened me with grave harm in the event that I fail to comply with their edicts.”
“The only thing useful banks have invented in 20 years is the ATM.”
“When I see the first dailies on any movie, I usually feel that I had no idea how this combination of ingredients was going to mix together, what it was going to produce.”

Source : "Wes Anderson, Creating A Singular 'Kingdom'". "Fresh Air" with David Bianculli, www.capeandislands.org. May 29, 2012.
“I don't wish power, only art -art and passion.”
“WorldWideWeb: Proposal for a HyperText Project”

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