Intolerance is the most socially acceptable form of egotism, for it permits us to assume superiority without personal boasting.
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Intolerance is a form of egotism, and to condemn egotism intolerantly is to share it.
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Writing is a socially acceptable form of schizophrenia.
quote by E.L. Doctorow
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Stress is nothing more than a socially acceptable form of mental illness.
quote by Richard Carlson
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The natural superiority of women is a biological fact, and a socially acknowledged reality.
quote by Ashley Montagu
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The government has once again made the right socially acceptable.
quote by Elfriede Jelinek
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There are some circles in America where it seems to be more socially acceptable to carry a hand-gun than a packet of cigarettes.
quote by Katherine Whitehorn
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If egotism means a terrific interest in one's self, egotism is absolutely essential to efficient living.
quote by Arnold Bennett
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I find it difficult to judge myself, but people say that I have become a bit more socially acceptable over the years in terms of my material; which apparently at the beginning - though I never really intended it to be - was man hating and now is just a bit more cuddly.
Soft addictions are an alluring, seductive aspect of our culture - they are easy to attain and socially acceptable, they are even encouraged in many cases. Yet they are lethal to the spirit.
quote by Judith Wright
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I love chicken. I would eat chicken fingers on Thanksgiving if it were socially acceptable.
quote by Todd Barry
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Killers Of Harmony
Defense is a form of offense.
Intolerance is a violence.
Hording is a form of stealing
It is these which kill harmony.
poem by Rm. Shanmugam Chettiar
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I think it's part of that heritage or that tradition of the creative artist trying to reconcile the insanity and ruthlessness of the artistic process with living a sane and socially acceptable existence.
quote by Kevin Kline
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It has become almost a cliche to remark that nobody boasts of ignorance of literature, but it is socially acceptable to boast ignorance of science and proudly claim incompetence in mathematics.
quote by Richard Dawkins
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Radio is the most intimate and socially personal medium in the world.
quote by Harry von Zell
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If some really acute observer made as much of egotism as Freud has made of sex, people would forget a good deal about sex and find the explanation for everything in egotism.
quote by Wallace Stevens
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My success is not due to any personal superiority over other people.
quote by John Philip Sousa
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If the egotist is weak, his egotism is worthless. If the egotist is strong, acute, full of distinctive character, his egotism is precious, and remains a possession of the race.
quote by Alexander Smith
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It seems to be that southern Europeans are just more intimate socially, whereas I like a lot of personal space - like, a mile from the nearest person is fine for me.
quote by Peter Steele
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050611G yes, be nice now
garbage truck collecting
taking its usual round
must be end of week
tomorrow is golf day
if it doesn't rain again
afternoon is dinner time
we are overwhelm with
appointments everyday
sometimes not our doing
trying; socially acceptable
but where is real us or me
honey; wait 'til we get home
poem by Manonton Dalan
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Moral justification is a powerful disengagement mechanism. Destructive conduct is made personally and socially acceptable by portraying it in the service of moral ends. This is why most appeals against violent means usually fall on deaf ears.
quote by Albert Bandura
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