Anthropologists Quote by James C. Scott

The world of rumors and gossip is a world of wish fulfillment. And one of the things that gives volume and amplitude to a…

— James C. Scott

The nature of rumor is known to all

— Tertullian

Gossip is essentially storytelling: storytelling about people whom we know.

— Mona Simpson

Gossip, then, is content, a message about people; rumor is a process. It takes a bit of gossip and reshapes it, modifies it in…

— Jack Levin

I think gossip and scandal is something from Western culture that has pervaded the rest of the world.

— Jimmy Lai

Gossip is a kind of misalignment with people around you. You can either gossip about everyone, or you can become one with everyone.

— Jaggi Vasudev

Some people rely on rumors and gossip because they are devoid of any original thought.

— Bob Saget

Gossip is conversation about people.

— Gore Vidal

“Managing your life by rumor is the worst thing you can do for yourself. Others are playing a childish game and trying to be…

— Arven-TheWolfmyinnerSoul

Another good thing about gossip is that it is within everybody's reach, And it is much more interesting than any other form of speech.

— Ogden Nash

Gossip is a plague that consumes weak, gullible people and blinds them from the truth of reality; it can devour entire city's. I prefer…

— David Spade

Gossip is a sort of smoke that comes from the dirty tobacco-pipes of those who diffuse it: it proves nothing but the bad taste…

— George Eliot