Circuses Quotes

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Two things only the people actually desire: bread and circuses. — Juvenal
But if you want to change the world, don't be afraid of the circuses. — William H. McRaven
I became very critical of zoos and circuses and keeping animals in captivity. I wish it was against the law. — Christopher Walken
The general public thinks all little people are in circuses or sideshows. We have doctors, nurses, just about every field covered. — Billy Barty
... We have quite a large area, and that makes it more fun for us - certainly more satisfying, because it doesn't restrict us to… — Jerry Garcia
Already long ago, from when we sold our vote to no man, the People have abdicated our duties; for the People who once upon a… — Juvenal
I'd like to see animals removed from the entertainment business. Chimpanzees and apes won't perform unless you beat them. Circuses keep elephants in chains 90… — Bob Barker
A 'civilization' that makes such a ridiculous fuss about alleged 'war crimes' - acts of violence against the actual or potential enemies of one's cause… — Savitri Devi
What I may call the messages of Brave New World, but it is possible to make people contented with their servitude. I think this can… — Aldous Huxley
Give them bread and circuses and they will never revolt — Juvenal
That soul-destroying, meaningless, mechanical, moronic work is an insult to human nature which must necessarily and inevitably produce either escapism or aggression, and that no… — E F Schumacher
Now that no one buys our votes, the public has long since cast off its cares; for the people that once bestowed commands, consulships, legions,… — Juvenal
I wish that the circuses that were around now felt like they did then. They're not quite as elegant or as magical as they used… — Francis Lawrence
It is up to the public to stop attending these theatrical, and aquatic shows, and circuses with wild animals. The rhetoric about how the animals… — Tippi Hedren
By reflecting a little on this subject I am almost convinced that those numberless small Circuses we see on the moon are the works of… — William Herschel
I hear an almost inaudible but pervasive discontent with the price we pay for our current materialism. And I hear a fluttering of hope that… — Bill Moyers
I unconsciously decided that, even if it wasn't an ideal world, it should be. So I painted only the ideal aspects of it - pictures… — Norman Rockwell
When I'm on stage, it's really intense. My mind is going a million miles an hour, trying to remember my act, trying to say it… — Steven Wright
The people that once bestowed commands, consulships, legions, and all else, now concerns itself no more, and longs eagerly for just two things: bread and… — Juvenal
Panem et Circenses" translates into 'Bread and Circuses.' The writer was saying that in return for full bellies and entertainment, his people had given up… — Suzanne Collins

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