Upper Class Quotes

54 quotes by 51 authors

In verity we are the poor. This humanity we would claim for ourselves is the legacy, not only of the Enlightenment, but of the thousands… — Mary McCarthy
People of Wealth and the so called upper class suffer the most from boredom. — Arthur Schopenhauer
I've no desire to hang around with a bunch of upper-class delinquents, do twenty minutes' work and then spend the rest of the day loafing… — Rowan Atkinson
What is economics? A science invented by the upper class in order to acquire the fruits of the labor of the underclass — August Strindberg
Generosity toward the lower classes historically has never been an important part of upper-class awareness. — Michael Parenti
But it's not just the ratty part of town. The upper class in San Francisco is that way. The Bohemian Grove, which I attend from… — Richard M. Nixon
The flaw in the pluralist heaven is that the heavenly chorus sings with a strong upper-class accent. — Elmer Eric Schattschneider
The philosophy of praxis does not aim at the peaceful resolution of existing contradictions in history and society, but is the very theory of these… — Antonio Gramsci
Institutions work this way. A son is murdered by the police, and nothing is done. The institutions send the victim's family on a merry-go-round, going… — Huey Newton
Politicians and bureaucrats are the new upper class in Norway. It is an upper class that is growing by an increasing number of top-paid politicians… — Carl I. Hagen
And that is true in 85 percent of kids; it's kids who live in old, dilapidated, mostly urban housing. But that still leaves 15 percent… — Deirdre Imus
In the United States, the working class are Democrats. The middle class are Republicans. The upper class are Communists. — Whittaker Chambers
The great Way is easy, yet people prefer the side paths. Be aware when things are out of balance. Stay centered within the Tao. When… — Laozi
White middle- and upper-class men have a longer journey to go than many people. — Holly Near
Near the end of the 1700s, philosophers began to declare that humans were rational individuals. People were flattered by being recognized as individuals, and by… — Alex Pentland
I was born in Paris in 1950. I had a strict upper-class Catholic education but I never really fitted in the system and revolted against… — Francois Gautier
You want to be upper class, you want to be first class, but when the plane crash, everybody dead, — Kanye West
I love my accent, I thought it was useful in Gone In 60 Seconds because the standard villain is upper class or Cockney. My Northern… — Christopher Eccleston
I grew up upper-class. Private school. My dad had a Jaguar. We're African-American, and we work together as a family, so people assume we're like… — Beyonce Knowles
I was once naÃ¯ve enough to ask the late Duke of Devonshire why he liked the town of Eastbourne. He replied with a self-deprecating shrug… — A. N. Wilson

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