“To those privileged ones -- among whom we count ourselves -- the high-resounding "isms" to which their contemporaries ask them to give their allegiance are all equally futile: bound to be betrayed, defeated, and finally rejected by men at large, if containing anything really noble; bound to enjoy, for the time being, some sort of noisy success, if sufficiently vulgar, pretentious, and soul-killing to appeal to the growing number of mechanically conditioned slaves that crawl about our planet, posing as free men; all destined to prove, ultimately, of no avail.” IfsMenGivingSoulAsksEnjoyNumbersGrowingPlanetsProveSlaveKillingBoundsNobleAppealsDefeatedRejectedPrivilegedVulgarDestinedBetrayedOur PlanetAllegianceFree ManPretentiousNoisyContainingIsmsPosing Author:Savitri Devi
“I don't want to prove to anyone or prove to myself. I'd rather just enjoy and show myself that I am capable of doing it and actually going through the process.” WantShowsSportsProcessEnjoyProveCapable Author:Elvis Stojko
“The debility to which Nature condemned women incontestably proves that her design is for man, who then more than ever enjoys his strength, to exercise it in all the violent forms that suit him best, by means of tortures, if he be so inclined, or worse.” IfsMenMeanFormEnjoyDesignExerciseProveViolentSuitsTorture Author:Marquis de Sade
“He that can enjoy the intimacy of the great, and on no occasion disgust them by familiarity, or disgrace himself by servility, proves that he is as perfect a gentleman by nature as his companions are by rank.” EnjoyPerfectProveOccasionsIntimacyGentlemanCompanionDisgustingDisgraceFamiliarityServility Book:Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words: Address--to Those who Think Source: Lacon: Or, Many Things in Few Words: Address--to Those who Think
“It is only in your mind that you have to excel, at anything or everything. Of course, it would be very nice to excel at most things. Indeed, we recommend that you try and do your best. But realistically, you are entitled to do the bare minimum to get by. All your accomplishments are just a bonus, something to enjoy, not requirements. You don't have to do anything to prove that you are worthy of existing.” TryingMindWould BeCoursesEnjoyNiceProveExcellenceWorthyAccomplishmentEntitledMinimumRequirementsVery NiceBonus Author:Albert Ellis
“Well, it's so cheesy to say but you can't find a comedy director who makes movies for critics. When a movie does $580 million worldwide, I'm not saying that proves anything except people were enjoying the experience.” PeopleWellsDoeEnjoyMillionsComedyDirectorsProveCriticsCheesy Author:Todd Phillips