Quotes About Class

The progressive approach to policy which directly addresses the effects of white supremacy is simple - talk about class and hope no one notices.

If there is hope, it lies in the proles.

Whatever I do, I hope it's quality, I hope it's something that's class.

Humanity abhors, above all things, a vacuum in itself, and your class will be cut off from humanity as the surgeon cuts the cancer and alien growth from the body.

We lose our bearings entirely by speaking of the 'lower classes' when we mean humanity minus ourselves.

Never complain, never explain personal motto of

I won't say I was slow developer, but our teacher was quite pleased to have someone her own age in the class to talk to.

Limousines used to be reserved for the ruling class, or, on special occasions, for the working class. Today, limousines are like taxicabs with the door handles still intact.

There is nothing to be gained by multiplying social distinctions indefinitely.

MY FRIEND: SO DO YOU TAKE A FOREIGN LANGUAGE CLASS?ME: SURE DO HAVE BEEN FOR THE LAST 13 YEARS.MY FRIEND: COOL WHAT LANGUAGE?ME: MATH.

The English country-gentleman galloping after a fox — the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable.

Were it not for imagination a man would be as happy in the arms of a chambermaid as of a duchess.

There is no connection between the political ideas of our educated class and the deep places of the imagination.

Well-bred English people never have imagination.

There are people who have money and people who are rich.

We must never confuse elegance with snobbery.

Paulo Freire of Brazil puts it this way: "It would be extremely naïve to expect the dominant classes to develop a type of education that would enable subordinate classes to perceive social injustices critically.

He is a gentleman, and I am a gentleman's daughter. So far we are equal.

I wrote without much effort; for I was rich, and the rich are always respectable, whatever be their style of writing.

Again a great procession is led forth, the senate and the priests walk in it, and with them come representatives of each class of the State—children and young boys, and youths just come to manhood, epheboi, as the Greeks called them.

The upper classes worshipped then, as now, not the Spirit of Spring but their own ancestors.

I actually was class clown, but I don't know how that happened because I've never been considered an outwardly funny person-as the people in this room will attest.

I'm telling you, it's fu**ing hard to be classy

Actually, I think I'm more into sleek-looking suits right now." I ran my fingers over the arm of his tuxedo and gave him an appraising stare. "You know, sort of that James Bond cool look.