"There are so many ways of being despicable it quite makes oneâ€™s head spin. But the way to be really despicable is to be contemptuous of other peopleâ€™s pain."

-- James A. Baldwin

#Pain Quotes #People Quotes #Way Quotes

“Alas, criticism has always been what human beings, especially leaders, most hate to hear.”
“In politics, one can learn some things from cycling, such as how to have character and courage. Sometimes in politics there isn't enough of those things.”
“The idea that full employment without property ownership will solve the world's problems is utter nonsense. The Keynesian concept that the function of capital is merely to amplify labor, not independently produce wealth is simply blindness.”
“I am acquainted with a wife and mother who is chained securely at the present time to a life-style of murmuring and criticism. She is the first to point out faults in her husband or to repeat neighborhood gossip. How damaging is a habit that permits fault-finding, character assassination, and the sharing of malicious rumors! Gossip and caustic comments often create chains of contention. These chains may appear to be very small, but what misery and woe they can cause!”
“If you had hope, maybe you could find a way to make things change,. Because if you thought about it, there were so many reasons to try.”

Source : Suzanne Collins (2010). “The Underland Chronicles #5: Gregor and the Code of Claw”, p.411, Scholastic Inc.
“I like sex writing that makes me think, makes me cringe, makes me angry, makes me look at it in a new way.”
“Kaisers and Czars will strut the stage Once more with pomp and greed and rage; Courtly ministers will stop At home and fight to the last drop; By the million men will die In some new horrible agony...”
“If you take away religion, you can't hire enough police.”

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