Best Elitist Sayings

75 Elitist quotes by 69 unique authors

People perceive opera and classical as elitist - I disagree. I've always tried to mix the two, make it more accessible. — Katherine Jenkins
I don't get it. If you're saying, Tommy Lee, you don't fit the image of the East Coast, social elitist wealthy people who comprise Harvard,… — Tommy Lee Jones
Every opportunity that comes your way, you can't take lightly. You have to take it very, very seriously, because the opportunities are limited. If you… — Chris Klein
I don't want a president like me! I suck, okay. I want an elitist, smart guy. — Denis Leary
It was easy to persecute me without people feeling ashamed. It was easy to vilify me and project me as a woman who was not… — Wangari Maathai
My worry about the New York Times is that it's got the only position as a national elitist general-interest paper. So the network news picks… — Rupert Murdoch
Some people think that movements, such as the movements in ballet, are a higher cultural expression, whereas some are just dirt. I think it is… — Yoko Ono
If feminism has receded in visibility and prestige, it is precisely because its vision of life's goals and rewards has become too narrow and elitist. — Camille Paglia
I happily cling to my guns and my God, even if President Obama thinks that that is a simpleminded thing in his elitist heart. — Rick Perry
Most poets are elitist dregs more concerned with proving their skill with a dictionary than communicating ideas with impact. — Henry Rollins
I have not wanted to intimidate audiences. I have not wanted my dancing to be an elitist form. That doesn't mean I haven't wanted it… — Twyla Tharp
There's always a wine bully. The one person who did read the 'Wine Spectator,' who tells you what to drink and why the '97 is… — Gary Vaynerchuk
People get very trapped where they are. When they hear 'fashion' they get intimidated, particularly at the upper end because it's so elitist. — Vera Wang
In my ugly, elitist opinion we are not all entitled to voice our opinions, we are entitled to pass along our informed opinions. — Harlan Ellison
I believe in God. Maybe not the Catholic God or even the Christian one because I have a hard time seeing any God as elitist.… — Dennis Lehane
There are some among the so-called elite who are overbearing and arrogant. I want to foster leaders, not elitists. — Daisaku Ikeda
I think we could all be a bit more elitist. — Rufus Wainwright
For me, there has always been a disconnect with the sort of elitist structure of the high-art world - and my distaste for that is… — Shepard Fairey
September 11th has produced only miniature heroes because our culture has freed itself from many of the old, dangerous, elitist fantasies of heroism... But in… — Rory Stewart
I went to a very elitist, snobbish, expensive education in India, and it almost killed me. I was all set to be a diplomat, teacher,… — Bunker Roy
Life in cyberspace is often conducted in primitive frontier conditions, but it is a life which, at its best, is more egalitarian than elitist and… — Mitch Kapor
My tastes in all things lean towards the arty and boring. I like sports documentaries about Scrabble players, bands that play quiet, unassuming music, and… — Michael Ian Black
For the establishment, philosophy is both an elitist and an idealist discipline: In high school, it is a compulsory subject; at university, they teach the… — Michel Onfray
This country has always been run by elite, and it's an elitist democracy. And that's not a radical concept. It's elitist democracy. When people talk… — Danny Glover
Until film is just as easily accessible as a pen or pencil, then it's not completely an art form. In painting you can just pick… — Forest Whitaker

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