"The office of the leisure class in social evolution is to ***** the movement and to conserve what is obsolescent. This proposition is by no means novel; it has long been one of the commonplaces of popular opinion."

-- Thorstein Veblen

#Mean Quotes #Class Quotes #Office Quotes

“Only those who feel little in the eyes of God, can hope to be mighty in the eyes of men.”
“Silence... is the essence of the music itself, the vital ingredient that makes it possible for the music to exist at all.”
“We live in a big and marvelously varied world. Television ought to reflect that.”
“When you want to encourage a greater sense of responsibility in others (and yourself) emphasize the anticipation of accomplishment, not the penalties for failure.”

Source : Roger Crawford (1999). “How High Can You Bounce?: Turn Setbacks Into Comebacks”, Bantam
“I get asked about the best games I've called, and as far as college football goes, the Florida-LSU environment was as good as I've ever been around. I had always heard about night games at Tiger Stadium and had never gotten the chance to call one. It was really special to be a part of that and then the game, my gosh, how can anybody ever forget that. The fourth quarter and LSU's final drive, that's something I'll always remember.”
“Actually I am very glad that people can buy Armani - even if it's a fake. I like the fact that I'm so popular around the world.”
“Most non-readers are nothing but an agglomeration of third-hand opinion and blindly received wisdom.”
“I try to shake it loose-but these ideas, they cling. It's like I'm shackled to them with an iron chain. They rattle along behind me, dragging against the ground, always reminding me of their presence.”

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