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I have no respect for the passion of equality which seems to me merely idealizing envy.

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Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
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Category: Equality

Authors

A. A. MilneA. B. YehoshuaA. Bartlett GiamattiA. C. BensonA. E. HousmanA. E. van VogtA. J. JacobsA. J. LangerA. J. LieblingA. J. McLean

Topics Index

1 Age

  • 1. There are people whose watch stops at a certain hour and who remain permanently at that age.
  • 2. A woman my age is not supposed to be attractive or sexually appealing. I just get kinda tired of that.
  • 3. A major advantage of age is learning to accept people without passing judgment.

2 Amazing

  • 1. I can't believe it. I'm speechless. It is amazing to see where I've come from the last two years.
  • 2. I knew I'd just done one of the most amazing things that I will ever get a chance to do. Just to be part of a musical that's not your background and to pull it off and to think that we've done something that's really special.
  • 3. When I look into the crowd I see young and old black and white – it's amazing that I'm able to connect with so many different kinds of people.

3 Anger

  • 1. An angry man opens his mouth and shuts his eyes.
  • 2. I also had to work through the violation of my date rape my unhealthy relationships with men my anger toward the people involved in the scandal and those who exploited me afterwards.
  • 3. Anger and jealousy can no more bear to lose sight of their objects than love.

4 Anniversary

  • 1. This year as we celebrate the 230th anniversary of America's independence please remember the symbols that are sacred to this country. Fly Old Glory high and show your respect and admiration for this great nation and the values we hold dear.
  • 2. It is a matter of public shame that while we have now commemorated our hundredth anniversary not one in every ten children attending Public schools throughout the colonies is acquainted with a single historical fact about Australia.
  • 3. That there's no more important decision in life than who you marry.

5 Architecture

  • 1. Color in certain places has the great value of making the outlines and structural planes seem more energetic.
  • 2. A building has integrity just like a man. And just as seldom.
  • 3. I would've been intrigued by being a film director. I would've been intrigued by politics. I thought about architecture.
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