Social commentary Quotes

"The hardest thing to explain is the glaringly evident which everybody has decided not to see" "In the United States, doing good has come to be, like patriotism, a favorite device of persons with something to sell" "The world has suffered more from the ravages of ill-advised marriages than from virginity" "The only thing worse than being talked about is not being talked about." "Idiot, n. A member of a large and powerful tribe whose influence in human affairs has always been dominant and controlling" "Celebrity status means your boredom becomes others' fault." "A celebrity is one who is known to many persons he is glad he doesn't know." "Human history is the sad result of each one looking out for himself" "Orwellian liberty is about challenging mainstream beliefs" "The world must be all fucked up when men travel first class and literature goes as freight" "I don't think comedians make an impact; I think they're a reflection of what's happening."