"What's wrong with "the new elite?" Forget cultural insularity or smugness. The main problem with the "new elite" is that they're not an elite at all. That is, they aren't particularly smart, or competent."

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Glenn Reynolds

#Smart Quotes #Political Quotes #Smugness Quotes

“Men greet each other with a sock on the arm, women with a hug, and the hug wears better in the long run.”
“Fish must swim thrice--once is the water, a second time in the sauce, and a third time in wine in the stomach.”
“My favorite fruit is grapes. Because with grapes, you always get another chance. 'Cause, you know, if you have a crappy apple or a peach, you're stuck with that crappy piece of fruit. But if you have a crappy grape, no problem - just move on to the next. 'Grapes: The Fruit of Hope.'”
“The Lord watches over us every moment of every day. He is there--and He cares--about every step and every breath.”
“I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forego their use.”

Source : "Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina". Essay by Galileo Galilei, 1615.
“And, in addition to all the miseries, the young are not wise. They have very little understanding about life. Who wants to live every day when you don't know what's going on? When people are manipulating you, telling you to buy this perfume and you'll be beautiful, or this pair of jeans and you'll be sexy-and you believe them! It's such nonsense.”
“We have been raised to fear the yes within ourselves, our deepest cravings.”
“It would be asking too much to want to sell only to connoisseurs - that way starvation lies.”

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