"what has been termed 'correct' English is nothing other than the blatant legitimation of the white middle-class code."

-- Dale Spender

#Class Quotes #White Quotes #Middle Quotes

“The word "miss" is so wistful. As is the word "wistful," for that matter. They both have sighs embedded in them, that "iss" sound. Which also sounds like if.”

Source : Joan Wickersham (2008). “The Suicide Index: Putting My Father's Death in Order”, p.174, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
“No shame in saying that I felt a loneliness drifting through me. Funny how it was, everyone perched in their own little world with the deep need to talk, each person with their own tale, beginning in some strange middle point, then trying so hard to tell it all, to have it all make sense, logical and final.”
“Horror is my motor. It gets to me on an animal level and satisfies my impulse toward scenario building.”

Source : Source: www.sfsignal.com
“In my films that I've directed, and my work in commercials and videos, I've rarely used handheld. It's just not something I'm drawn to, but I've seen it done very well.”

Source : "Roman Coppola Talks MOONRISE KINGDOM and A GLIMPSE INSIDE THE MIND OF CHARLES SWAN III". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. June 8, 2012.
“Donald Trump hasn't been specific, but if you go back over some of the campaign rhetoric, well, obviously, there's the bully pulpit, just publicly shaming out-sourcing companies. And that again is not new to Trump. If you remember, back in 2004, John Kerry was making noises about Benedict Arnold CEOs in a similar context. So, that's got a long and gloried tradition.”

Source : Source: www.pbs.org
“...I want those perfect eyes and lips, and for everyone to look at me and gasp. And for everyone who sees me to think Who's that? and want to get to know me, and listen to what I say." "I'd rather have something to say.”

Source : Scott Westerfeld (2011). “Uglies”, p.89, Simon and Schuster
“This conviction brought me, in the summer of 1978, to the Free Trade Unions - formed by a group of courageous and dedicated people who came out in the defense of the workers' rights and dignity.”
“Donâ€™t ever let anybody tell you that your efforts donâ€™t matter or that your voice doesnâ€™t count. Donâ€™t ever believe that you canâ€™t make a difference. You have.”

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