"The judge said I was a menace to society because I had put crime on a scientific basis."

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Gregory Corso

#Judging Quotes #Crime Quotes #Said Quotes

“When I have my Afro and walk down the street, there's no doubt that I'm black. With this [straightened] hair, if I talk about being black on air, viewers write and say, "You're black?!" I feel [straightening your hair] is giving up a sense of your identity. Let's be honest: It's an effort to look Anglo-Saxon.”

Source : "Your Race, Your Looks". Glamour's Women, Race and Beauty panel, www.glamour.com. February 3, 2008.
“He who has begun has half done. Dare to be wise -begin!”
“For the earliest period of the history of Israel, all that precedes the building of the temple, not a trace can be found of any sanctuary of exclusive legitimacy.”

Source : Julius Wellhausen (2013). “Prolegomena to the History of Israel: With a Reprint of the Article 'Israel' from the Encyclopaedia Britannica”, p.17, Cambridge University Press
“I think a lot of philosophers get so absorbed and distracted from the real matters of the world that they get lost in irrelevant sub-details.”
“Focusing solely on what you can potentially do better than any other organization is the only path to greatness.”
“Not a penny off the pay, not a second on the day.”

Source : Referring to the miners' slogan in speech at York, 3 April 1926: 'The Times' 5 April 1926
“The true fanatic is a theocrat, someone who sees himself as acting on behalf of some super-personal force: the Race, the Party, History, the Proletariat, the Poor, and so on. These absolve him from evil, hence he may safely do anything in their service.”
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