Quotes for All
All motivation is defined by intention. If the intention is to hurt, divide, or belittle, it’s wrong; if it’s an attempt to cope with or make sense of tragedy, it’s something different. If it’s commenting on society’s flaws, versus adding to society’s flaws, I think the audience can tell. Eric Andre
\”Most of us tend to belittle all suffering except our own,\” said Mary. \”I think it’s fear. We don’t want to come too near in case we’re sucked in and have to share it\”. Elizabeth Goudge
To appear to be on the inside and know more than others about what is going on is a great temptation for most people. It is a rare person who is willing to seem to know less than he does … Somehow, people seem to feel that it is belittling to their importance not to … Read more
I am not belittling the brave pioneer men but the sunbonnet as well as the sombrero has helped to settle this glorious land of ours. Edna Ferber
The criminal is quite frequently not equal to his deed: he belittles and slanders it. Friedrich Nietzsche
The craving for equality can express itself either as a desire to pull everyone down to our own level (by belittling them, excluding them, tripping them up) or as a desire to raise ourselves up along with everyone else (by acknowledging them, helping them, and rejoicing in their success). Friedrich Nietzsche
The reading of the song is vital. The written word is first always . . . first. Not belittling the music, but it really is a backdrop. To convey the meaning of a song you need to look at the lyric and understand it. Frank Sinatra
This is a time when it is frightening to be alive, when it is hard to think of human beings as rational creatures. Everywhere we look we see brutality, stupidity, until it seems that there is nothing else to be seen but that–a descent into barbarism, everywhere, which we are unable to check. But I … Read more
When you try to unravel something you’ve written, you belittle it in a way. It was created as a mystery. Don DeLillo
I am in no position to judge other women, you know. But I mean, why did she get pregnant? It’s not good for women to go through the procedure of abortion and have something living sucked out of their bodies. It belittles women. Even though some women say, ‘Oh, I don’t mind to have one,’ … Read more