Famous quotes containing the words class, amphibious and/or assault:
“psychologist
Ultimately its all a matter of style. What it comes down to is this: Do you spell Jennifer with a J or G? Thats a class division. As a populist, Im all for G.”
—Gore Vidal (b. 1925)
“swirling crustacean-
tailed equine amphibious creatures
that garnish the axle-tree! What
a fine thing! What unannoying
romance!”
—Marianne Moore (18871972)
“[Humanity] has unquestionably one really effective weaponlaughter. Power, money, persuasion, supplication, persecutionthese can lift at a colossal humbugpush it a littleweaken it a little, century by century; but only laughter can blow it to rags and atoms at a blast. Against the assault of laughter nothing can stand.”
—Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (18351910)
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