Famous quotes containing the words bourgeoisie and/or etymology:
“The bourgeoisie and the petty bourgeoisie have armed themselves against the rising proletariat with, among other things, culture. Its an old ploy of the bourgeoisie. They keep a standing art to defend their collapsing culture.”
—George Grosz (18931959)
“Semantically, taste is rich and confusing, its etymology as odd and interesting as that of style. But while stylederiving from the stylus or pointed rod which Roman scribes used to make marks on wax tabletssuggests activity, taste is more passive.... Etymologically, the word we use derives from the Old French, meaning touch or feel, a sense that is preserved in the current Italian word for a keyboard, tastiera.”
—Stephen Bayley, British historian, art critic. Taste: The Story of an Idea, Taste: The Secret Meaning of Things, Random House (1991)