Divergent Quote by Veronica Roth

By a faction, I understand a number of citizens, whether amounting to a majority or a minority of the whole, who are united and…

— James Madison

“In a nation distracted by faction, there are, no doubt, always a few, though commonly but a very few, who preserve their judgment untainted…

— Adam Smith

“To live factionless is not just to live in poverty and discomfort; it is to live divorced from society, separated from the most important…

— Veronica Roth

“My mouth goes dry. No factions? A world in which no one knows who they are or where they fit? I can't even fathom…

— Veronica Roth

Factions are a sign of illness in a party.

— Ernest Mandel

No factions? A world in which no one knows who they are or where they fit? I can't even fathom it. I imagine only…

— Veronica Roth

“But instead of losing quietly, one by one, they have banded together with a mindless kind of loyalty and moved outside the framework, for…

— Hunter S. Thompson

A nation riven by factions, in which the minority has no hope of ever becoming a majority, or in which some group knows it…

— Henry A. Kissinger

“Rebels usually have something to complain about, and if they don't they make it up. All too often the really disadvantaged are in no…

— Paul Collier

The very lack of opportunity the group faces creates a self-defeating cycle and puts pressure on members to limit their aspirations.

— Rosabeth Moss Kanter

Nothing is more revolting than the majority; for it consists of few vigorous predecessors, of knaves who accommodate themselves, of weak people who assimilate…

— Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

“Without this flock, I would be worthless. Without the people in this flock, I'd be empty. Without the people who started this flock, I'd…

— Shannon A. Thompson