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“People, although having their own cross to carry, can minister to others through their own pain.”
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“I hate people who think it's clever to take drugs... like custom officers.”
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“I think Americans are probably getting sick of us Australians trying to take their jobs.”
Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
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“The type and formula of most schemes of philanthropy or humanitarianism is this: A and B put their heads together to decide what C shall be made to do for D. The radical vice of all these schemes, from a sociological point of view, is that C is not allowed a voice in the matter, and his position, character, and interests, as well as the ultimate effects on society through C's interests, are entirely overlooked. I call C the Forgotten Man.”
Source : William Graham Sumner (1903). “What Social Classes Owe to Each Other”, p.107, Ludwig von Mises Institute
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“Here is a fact: nothing in all civilization has been as productive as ludicrous ambition. Whatever its ills, nothing has created more. Cathedrals, sonatas, encyclopedias: love of God was not behind them, nor love of life. But the love of man to be worshiped by man.”
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“And of all plagues with which mankind are curst, Ecclesiastic tyranny's the worst.”
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“Our belief systems are the glasses through which we each view the world and anticipate what is likely to unfold. Our behavior is always loyal with our beliefs.”
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“A kiss on the hand may be quite continental, But Diamonds are a girl's best friend.”
Source : "Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend" (song) (1949) See Advertising Slogans 39; Loos 2