a society in which
a society in which there is widespread economic insecurity can turn freedom into a barren and vapid right for millions of people. Eleanor Roosevelt
Vapid
England has never enjoyed
England has never enjoyed a genuine social revolution. Maybe that’s what’s wrong with that dear, tepid, vapid, insipid, stuffy, little country. Edward Abbey
Ella was vapid and
Ella was vapid and worthless at least nine-tenths of the time, but when she got really mad, her face became sharp and purposeful. Almost vicious. Like if Barbie were suddenly possessed by Atilla the Hun. Francine Pascal
I wanted to be
I wanted to be an actor from a young age, but actually becoming one and seen the ugly side of the world does feel different and sometimes unwelcome. There are shallow, vapid, untalented people zombieing the streets of Hollywood, adding decadence and immorality to an already extravagant business. Fran Kranz
The consumer isn’t a
The consumer isn’t a moron; she is your wife. You insult her intelligence if you assume that a mere slogan and a few vapid adjectives will persuade her to buy anything. She wants all the information you can give her. David Ogilvy
The consumer isn’t a
The consumer isn’t a moron; she is your wife. David Ogilvy
Criticism is like champagne,
Criticism is like champagne, nothing more execrable if bad, nothing more excellent if good; if meagre, muddy, vapid and sour, both are fit only to engender colic and wind; but if rich, generous and sparkling, they communicate a genial glow to the spirits, improve the taste, and expand the heart. Charles Caleb Colton
Youth is a silly,
Youth is a silly, vapid state, Old age with fears and ills is rife, This simple boon I beg of Fate – A thousand years of Middle Life. Carolyn Wells
There are few faces
There are few faces that can afford to smile: a smile is sometimes bewitching, in general vapid, often a contortion. Benjamin Disraeli
There is nothing more
There is nothing more vulgar than a petty bourgeois life with its halfpence, its victuals, its futile talk, and its useless conventional virtue. Anton Chekhov