“The ultimate evil is the weakness, cowardice, that is one of the constituents of so much human nature. When, rarely, unalloyed nobility does occur, its chances of prevailing are slim. Yet it exists, and its mere existence is reason enough… — John Simon Copy Share Image
This case is just as racist as the fictional, but unfortunately all too typical case, in 'To Kill a Mockingbird'. — John Simon Copy Share
Michael Taylor is not being executed for homicide. Michael Taylor is being executed for raping a white female. — John Simon Copy Share
Diana Rigg is built like a brick mausoleum with insufficient flying buttresses. — John Simon Copy Share
The pressure on language to deteriorate does not come merely from below, from the "democratic" lev-elers. It comes also from above, from the fancy… — John Simon Copy Share
“The ultimate evil is the weakness, cowardice, that is one of the constituents of so much human nature. When, rarely, unalloyed nobility does occur,… — John Simon Copy Share
People are looking around. They are looking to do something with their time and money. The question is, what? — John Simon Copy Share
Robert Creely's poems have two main characteristics. 1) They are short; 2) they are not short enough. — John Simon Copy Share
Although most informed balletomanes would place artistry above technique, artistry without a strong technique is a flaccid, bloodless thing indeed, whereas technique without much… — John Simon Copy Share
Democracy encourages the majority to decide things about which the majority is ignorant. — John Simon Copy Share
