Our culture peculiarly honors the act of blaming, which it takes as the sign of virtue and intellect. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes act blame culture
Immature artists imitate. Mature artists steal. Lionel Trilling artistimitateimmature Change image and share on social
The poet is in command of his fantasy, while it is exactly the mark of the neurotic that he is possessed by his fantasy. Lionel Trilling commandfantasymark Change image and share on social
Being a Jew is like walking in the wind or swimming: you are touched at all points and conscious everywhere. Lionel Trilling consciousjewpoint Change image and share on social
If every time you engage in a sex act, you go into a confession box, you will never accept your own sexuality. George Weinberg acceptactbox Change image and share on social
Shaft was a pop culture figure along t he lines of, I guess, Dirty Harry - except that he wasn't as much of a racist. So yeah, I was always a fan. Jeffrey Wright culturedirtyfan Change image and share on social
Finding a 'sacrificial lamb' on whom to tag blame for complicated problems is an important instrument in the toolkit of politicians, because it deflects blame for the nation's economic woes away from their own regulatory lapses, economic mismanagement and coddling to labor unions. Clayton Christensen blamecoddlecomplicate share on social