Quotes for All
The ‘survival of the fittest’ is beneficently inevitable; the capitalist is powerless against labor, unless the State . . . steps in, and helps him catch and fleece his victims. The old plea of despotism, that liberty is unsafe, reappears now in the mistaken notion that competition is hostile to labor. Ezra Heywood
There are two kinds of leaders: those who are interested in the flock, and those who are interested in the fleece. Evan Esar
The golden fleece of self-sufficiency guards against cudgel- blows but not against pin-pricks. Friedrich Nietzsche
I think it’s an American curse that most of us think we are special. … everyone believes themselves to be superior to the majority of the population in some way. Sometimes it’s their looks, other times their perceived sex appeal (often in obvious defiance of their looks), and other times it is their real or … Read more
Mary had a little lamb, its fleece electrostatic / And everywhere Mary went, the lights became erratic. David Foster Wallace
Every new stroke of civilization has cost the lives of countless brave men, who have fallen defeated by the dragon, in their efforts to win the apples of the Hesperides, or the fleece of gold. Fallen in their efforts to overcome the old, half sordid savagery of the lower stages of creation, and win the … Read more
Shepherds don’t look after sheep because they love them – although I do think some shepherds like their sheep too much. They look after their sheep so they can, first, fleece them and second, turn them into meat. That’s much more like the priesthood as I know it. Christopher Hitchens
People are wearing fleece, which is a hard fabric to be angry in. Carrie Brownstein
I feel in my bones that Lady Gaga is a true strident feminist and good for my soul – but how do I square this with the fact that she’s constantly walking around in her bra and pants, even at, like, airports and stuff, where even nudists wear a fleece and linen drawstring trousers? Caitlin … Read more
These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert, to fleece the people. Abraham Lincoln