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“The history of mankind is a romance, a mask, a tragedy, constructed upon the principles of POETICAL JUSTICE; it is a noble or royal hunt, in which what is sport to the few is death to the many, and in which the spectators halloo and encourage the strong to set upon the weak, and cry havoc in the chase, though they do not share in the spoil.”

Romance Strong Sports Justice Principles History Share Mankind Cry Weak Tragedy Noble Mask Royal Hunts Spectators Spoil Havoc

Book:The Miscellaneous Works

Source: The Miscellaneous Works

“Some critics of racing witlessly claim that spectators only attend to see someone die. This is utter and complete nonsense. I have been at numerous races where death is present. When a driver dies, the crowd symbolically dies, too. They come to see action at the brink: ultimate risk taking and the display of skill and bravery embodied in the sport's immortals like Nuvolari, Foyt, and thousands of others who operate at the ragged edge.”

Has Beens Action Dies Sports Race Risk Skills Ultimate Claims Bravery Critics Edges Crowds Nonsense Drivers Racing Display Spectators Risk-taking Ragged

Author:Brock Yates

“For the amoral herd that fears boredom above all else, everything becomes entertainment. Sex and sport, politics and the arts are transformed into entertainment. ... Nothing is immune from the demand that boredom be relieved (but without personal involvement, for mass society is a spectator society).”

Art Sex Sports Demand Mass Entertainment Boredom Transformed Spectators Involvement Immune Herds Relieved

Author:Merold Westphal

“My favourite spectator sport is watching people who should know better searching for something, and often claiming to find it, where it never could be. Women claiming to find feminism in Islam is a good one.”

People Knows Should Sports Feminism Islam Favourite Spectators

Author:Julie Burchill

“Whatever you do to recover from a loss, people will be critical because they believe that the only way to recover is their way. And you will even run into some people who should be run into by rhinos because they actually don't want to see you get over your tragedy at all; grief is a spectator sport for them.”

People Way Want Should Believe Running Sports Loss Grief Tragedy Critical Over You Get Over Spectators Want To See You Insensitivity Rhinos

Author:Joan Rivers

“Some observers compare elections in some countries with sports events, where people are but spectators. Moreover, elections must not be mere interludes for pushing a lever and then retreating to passivity, for democracy demands committed participation in the daily workings of society.”

People Country Sports Democracy Events Demand Election Mere Committed Compare Pushing Participation Observers Spectators Passivity Levers Daily Work

Author:Alfred-Maurice de Zayas

“I believe marriage is a spectator sport.”

Believe I Believe Sports Marriage Spectators

Book:The Giant's House

Source: The Giant's House

“I don't regard nature as a spectator sport.”

Sports Regard Hunting Spectators

Author:Ed Zern

“Pornography and cooking shows have created two new spectator sports.”

Two Shows Sports Cooking Pornography Spectators Cooking Shows

Author:Mason Cooley

“We are making politics a spectator sport in which our only duty is to vote somebody into office and then retire to the grandstands.”

Sports Duty Office Vote Retiring Spectators

Author:David Gergen

“The stakes ... are too high for government to be a spectator sport.”

Government Sports Stakes Spectators

Book:Barbara Jordan, a self-portrait

Source: Barbara Jordan, a self-portrait

“Now tell me this. What would you consider the greatest spectator sport in the country today? Would you say it was baseball, basketball, football?... It's politics. That's right, politics. Millions and millions of people following it every day in the newspapers, over the TV and the radio. Now mind you, they wouldn't get mixed up in this themselves for all the tea in China, but they know the names and numbers of all the players. And what they can't tell the coaches about strategy. Oh, you should see some of the letters I get.”

People Knows Should Mind Country Today Politics Names Sports Numbers Millions Player Football Tvs Basketball Letters Baseball Strategy Radio Following China Coaches Newspapers Tea Spectators

Author:Frank Nugent

“Unlike my esteemed colleague Garry Kasparov, I don't restrict the strength of opposition to Elo <2000, as fly-swatting makes poor spectator sport. (on simultaneous exhibitions)”

Sports Poor Opposition Colleagues Spectators Exhibitions Simultaneous

Author:Nigel Short

“I'm a citizen in a democracy. To call me an activist would be redundant. It's not a spectator sport. If we all become non-participants, it no longer works.”

Ifs Would Be Sports Democracy Citizens Call Me Activist Spectators Participants Redundant

Author:Michael Moore