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“Common sense, in so far as it exists, is all for the bourgeoisie. Nonsense is the privilege of the aristocracy. The worries of the world are for the common people.”

People World Literature Common Worry Privilege Common Sense Nonsense Aristocracy Bourgeoisie

Book:The magic mirror: selected writings on the theatre

Source: The magic mirror: selected writings on the theatre

“The individual has always had to struggle to keep from being overwhelmed by the tribe. If you try it, you will be lonely often, and sometimes frightened. But no price is too high to pay for the privilege of owning yourself.”

“Access to the Vedas is the greatest privilege this century may claim over all previous centuries.”

May Century Claims Privilege Access Hinduism Atomic Bomb Nuclear Bomb Atom Bomb Vedas Atomic Weapons

Author:J. Robert Oppenheimer

“I have a genuine love affair with my audience. When I'm on stage they're not privileged to see me. It's a privilege for me to see them.”

Audience Stage Affair Privilege Genuine Privileged Love Affair Genuine Love

Author:Ozzy Osbourne

“People didn't always see a person with a disability who had to use a ramp or elevator as people who have been given unnecessary privileges. But I run into that often now. People are saying, 'Why do we have to go to great expense for these people?'”

People Persons Has Beens Use Running Given Privilege Expenses Disability Unnecessary Elevators Ramp

Author:Major Owens

“When men yield up the privilege of thinking, the last shadow of liberty quits the horizon.”

Thinking Men Pain Lasts Freedom Liberty Shadow Privilege Quitting Patriotic Yield Horizon New Horizons

Book:The Complete Writings of Thomas Paine

Source: The Complete Writings of Thomas Paine

“I had the privilege of practicing medicine in the early '60s, before we had any government. It worked rather well, and there was nobody on the street suffering with no medical care.”

Wells Government Care Suffering Streets Medicine Privilege Medical Medical Care

Author:Ron Paul

“For 25 years, it has been my privilege to represent the city of San Francisco and the great state of California; to work to strengthen our vibrant middle class; to secure opportunity and equality.”

Years Has Beens States Opportunity Cities Class Middle Privilege Secure California Middle Class San Francisco

Author:Nancy Pelosi

“American decision-makers must understand how damaging a foreign policy that privileges order and profit over justice really is in the long term.”

Long Order Term Justice Decision Policy Privilege Profit Long Term Makers Foreign Policy Decision Makers

Author:Samantha Power

“I build no system. I ask an end to privilege, the abolition of slavery, equality of rights, and the reign of law. Justice, nothing else; that is the alpha and omega of my argument: to others I leave the business of governing the world.”

World Ends Law Asks Justice Rights Argument Slavery Privilege Reign Governing Abolition Alphas Abolitionist Alpha And Omega Abolition Of Slavery

Book:What is Property?

Source: What is Property?

“I think documentary filmmakers need as much protection as possible under journalist's privilege. How else is the public to know what is going on?”

Thinking Knows Needs Privilege Protection Journalist Filmmaker Documentaries

Author:Robert Redford

“Life is a gift, and it offers us the privilege, opportunity, and responsibility to give something back by becoming more.”

“There is no magical reason why I am where I am. And there is absolutely no reason why you can't be where you want to be. If it can happen for me, it can happen for you, too. And it would be a privilege for me to help you get there.”

Ifs Want Reason Helping Happens Would Be Privilege Reason Why No Reason

Author:Robin Roberts

“It is the duty of the President to propose and it is the privilege of the Congress to dispose.”

President Duty Congress Privilege Propose

Author:Franklin D. Roosevelt

“The reason why I'm here today is to explain why I am running and what I will do if you give me the honor and the privilege of representing you in the United States Senate. Now I'm running for the United State Senate for a simple reason, and that is...I want to win a Nobel Peace prize.”

Ifs Want Giving States Reason Running Today Romance Winning Simple United United States Honor Give Me Privilege Reason Why Prize Senate Nobel Representing Nobel Peace Prize

Author:Marco Rubio

“Thought is subversive and revolutionary, destructive and terrible, Thought is merciless to privilege, established institutions, and comfortable habit. Thought is great and swift and free.”

Habit Terrible Comfortable Institutions Privilege Revolutionary Destructive My Thoughts Subversive Fear Nothing

Book:Why Men Fight

Source: Why Men Fight

“The Holocaust survivors are among the most inspiring people I have had the privilege to meet.”

People Privilege Survivor Holocaust Holocaust Survivor Most Inspiring

Author:Jonathan Sacks

“ERA means abortion funding, means homosexual privileges, means whatever else.”

Mean Privilege Eras Abortion Homosexual Funding

Author:Phyllis Schlafly

“The military wants a system that protects its policies and privileges.”

Want Military Policy Protect Privilege

Author:Benazir Bhutto

“I believe with all my heart that America remains 'the great idea' that inspires the world. It is a privilege to be born here. It is an honor to become a citizen here. It is a gift to raise your family here, to vote here, and to live here.”

World Believe Heart Ideas America I Believe Born Inspire Citizens My Heart Honor Vote Raises Remains Privilege Great Idea Independence Day

Author:Arnold Schwarzenegger

“Suffrage, noun. Expression of opinion by means of a ballot. The right of suffrage (which is held to be both a privilege and a duty) means, as commonly interpreted, the right to vote for the man of another man's choice, and is highly prized.”

Men Mean Choices Opinion Expression Duty Vote Privilege Another Man Ballots Suffrage Right To Vote Nouns

Author:Ambrose Bierce

“In America, Blackberry Farm in Tennessee is one of the most amazing hotels I've had the privilege of staying at.”

America Privilege Hotel Staying Farms Most Amazing Tennessee Blackberries

Author:Gail Simmons

“It's been a great privilege to serve the people of Pennsylvania.”

People Privilege Pennsylvania

Book:Life Among the Cannibals: A Political Career, a Tea Party Uprising, and the End of Governing As We Know It

Source: Life Among the Cannibals: A Political Career, a Tea Party Uprising, and the End of Governing As We Know It

“Motherhood is a great honor and privilege, yet it is also synonymous with servanthood. Every day women are called upon to selflessly meet the needs of their families. Whether they are awake at night nursing a baby, spending their time and money on less-than-grateful teenagers, or preparing meals, moms continuously put others before themselves.”

Needs Night Baby Mom Honor Grateful Privilege Spending Motherhood Teenager Awake Meals Preparing Nursing Time And Money Momma Awake At Night Just A Mom Inspiring Motherhood Servanthood

Author:Charles Stanley

“Writing is an extreme privilege but it's also a gift. It's a gift to yourself and it's a gift of giving a story to someone.”

Giving Writing Stories Privilege Extremes Gift Giving

Author:Amy Tan

“We habitually engage in meddling with nature. Until this century most of this meddling was good. Witness the preservation of the European countryside. But since then we've smoked it up and littered it and dumped too much in too many waters. I don't think it's our privilege to behave this way.”

Thinking Way Water Too Much Century Privilege Witness Behave Preservation Countryside Dumped Meddling

Author:Lewis Thomas

“There's no question that we need tougher drunk-driving laws for repeat offenders. We need to take a lesson from European countries where driving isn't a right but a privilege.”

Needs Country Law Lessons Europe Privilege Driving Drunk Repeats Offenders European Countries Drunk Driving

Book:I Ain't Got Time to Bleed: Reworking the Body Politic from the Bottom Up

Source: I Ain't Got Time to Bleed: Reworking the Body Politic from the Bottom Up

“It's always beautiful to sing with other great voices. I like voices in general. It's a big privilege to have great singers next to me.”

Bigs Beautiful Next Voice Privilege Singers Great Voice

Author:Andrea Bocelli

“Think for yourselves and let others enjoy the privilege to do so, too.”

Source: Works

“When you dominate other people's emotions, the time has to come when you will have to pay, and heavily, for that privilege.”

People Pay Emotion Privilege

Author:Ethel Waters

“No truth is more evident to my mind than that the Christian religion must be the basis of any government intended to secure the rights and privileges of a free people.”

Source: A Collection of Papers on Political, Literary, and Moral Subjects

“Do not sit down in Satan's easy chair of do-little, but arise and aim at the elevated standard which it is your privilege to attain.”

Littles Easy Standards Aim Privilege Arise Satan Chairs

Author:Ellen G. White

“It is a great thing to be a child of God, and joint-heir with Jesus Christ. If this is your privilege, you will know the fellowship of Christ's sufferings.”

Ifs Knows Children Suffering Jesus Christ Jesus Christ Privilege Great Things Fellowship Joints Child Of God Heirs

Author:Ellen G. White

“I had this rare privilege of being able to pursue in my adult life, what had been my childhood dream.”

Dream Able Childhood Adults Privilege Pursue Childhood Dreams

Author:Andrew Wiles

“I know it's a rare privilege, but if one can really tackle something in adult life that means that much to you, then it's more rewarding than anything I can imagine.”

Ifs Knows Mean I Can Imagine Adults Privilege

Author:Andrew Wiles

“Understand that the right to choose your own path is a sacred privilege. Use it. Dwell in possibility.”

Use Motivational Spiritual Choices Path Journey Possibility Sacred Lifetime Privilege Power Of Choice

Book:What I Know For Sure

Source: What I Know For Sure

“It's a privilege to serve the poor, to be servants of noble Africans, but I better belong in the rehearsal room or in the studio with my band. That's where I want to be and I still wake up in the morning with melodies in my head.”

Want Stills Poor Rooms Morning Band Wake Up Privilege Studios Noble Servant Melody Rehearsal

Author:Bono

“Looking out over the port of Dover, with the endless steam of boats coming in and out, every British citizen is reminded that belonging here has never been about blood or genes. It's simply about being at home on this discrete island and being aware of the privileges and responsibilities that brings.”

Home Responsibility Blood Citizens Privilege British Endless Boat Islands Belonging Genes Steam Port Discrete Dover Privilege And Responsibility

Author:Julian Baggini

“I'll tell you what, I love my daddy. And he's so special. He's meant so much to me, so it's not a thorn in my side to be known as Billy Graham's daughter. It's a privilege.”

Sides Known Special Daughter Privilege Daddy

Author:Anne Graham Lotz

“It is the writer's privilege to help man endure by lifting his heart.”

Men Heart Helping Endure Privilege Lifting

Book:Faulkner at West Point

Source: Faulkner at West Point

“To give an accurate description of what has never occurred is not merely the proper occupation of the historian, but the inalienable privilege of any man of parts and culture.”

Men Giving Culture Privilege Description Occupation Historian Accurate

Book:The Artist as Critic: Critical Writings of Oscar Wilde

Source: The Artist as Critic: Critical Writings of Oscar Wilde

“It is not earthly rank, nor birth, nor nationality, nor religious privilege, which proves that we are members of the family of God; it is love, a love that embraces all humanity.”

Humanity Religious Birth Prove Members Embrace Privilege Nationality

Book:Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing - Illustrated

Source: Thoughts from the Mount of Blessing - Illustrated

“Freethinkers are those who are willing to use their minds without prejudice and without fearing to understand things that clash with their own customs, privileges, or beliefs. This state of mind is not common, but it is essential for right thinking.”

Source: The Works of Leo Tolstoy ...: On life and essays on religion, tr. by Aylmer Maude

“Literary experience heals the wound, without undermining the privilege, of individuality.”

Individuality Privilege Wounds Heal Undermining

Book:An Experiment in Criticism

Source: An Experiment in Criticism

“He felt as if he were paying for the privilege of music with portions of his life and body. But it was well worth it.”

Ifs Wells Body Felt Privilege Portions Worth It

Book:Ellis Island and Other Stories

Source: Ellis Island and Other Stories

“History shows that it does not matter who is in power or what revolutionary forces take over the government, those who have not learned to do for themselves and have to depend solely on others never obtain any more rights or privileges in the end than they had in the beginning.”

Doe Ends Matter Shows Government Force Rights Depends Privilege Revolutionary Rights And Privileges

Author:Carter G. Woodson

“We want one class of persons to have a liberal education, and we want another class of persons, a very much larger class, of necessity, in every society, to forego the privileges of a liberal education and fit themselves to perform specific difficult manual tasks.”

Want Persons Difficult Class Fit Tasks Privilege Manuals Liberal Education

Author:Woodrow Wilson

“One reads books in order to gain the privilege of living more than one life. People who don't read are trapped in a mine shaft, even if they think the sun is shining.”

People Ifs Thinking Book Order Sun Mines Gains Shining Privilege Trapped Living More

Author:Garrison Keillor

“Whenever women have insisted on absolute equality with men, they have invariably wound up with the dirty end of the stick. What they are and what they can do makes them superior to men, and their proper tactic is to demand special privileges, all the traffic will bear. They should never settle merely for equality. For women, "equality" is a disaster.”

Men Should Ends Can Do Special Bears Demand Absolutes Sticks Privilege Wounds Disaster Superiors Dirty Settling Traffic Tactics Women Equality Never Settle

Book:Time Enough for Love

Source: Time Enough for Love

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