The whole dream of democracy is to raise the proletarian to the level of stupidity attained by the bourgeois. Gustave Flaubert attainbourgeoisdemocracy Change image and share on social
The whole dream of having your own place is great, but the reality is having to cook and clean yourself and do the washing and make sure there's milk in the fridge. But you have to grow up some time. Michelle Ryan cleancookdream Change image and share on social
The whole drive of western culture, the part of it which is serious, is towards an extreme objectification. It's carried to the point where the human subject is treated almost as if it's dirt in the works of a watch. Henry Flynt carryculturedirt share on social
The whole duty of government is to prevent crime and to preserve contracts. Lord Melbourne contractcrimeduty Change image and share on social
The whole earth is the tomb of heroic men and their story is not given only on stone over their clay but abides everywhere without visible symbol woven into the stuff of other mens lives. Pericles abideclayearth Change image and share on social
The whole ecosystem of celebrity has broken down for writers. If you go back to the '50s, '60s, and '70s, writers were on TV a lot, and they were allowed to misbehave a lot. James Wolcott 50s60s70s Change image and share on social
The whole edifice of modern physics is built up on the fundamental hypothesis of the atomic or molecular constitution of matter. C. V. Raman atomicbuildconstitution Change image and share on social
The whole enterprise of teaching managers is steeped in the ethic of data-driven analytical support. The problem is, the data is only available about the past. So the way we've taught managers to make decisions and consultants to analyze problems condemns them to taking action when it's too late. Clayton M. Christensen actionanalyticanalyze share on social
The whole environmental policy in the Netherlands has no substance any more. Pim Fortuyn environmentalnetherlandspolicy Change image and share on social
The whole essence of good drawing - and of good thinking, perhaps - is to work a subject down to the simplest form possible and still have it believable for what it is meant to be. Chuck Jones believabledrawessence Change image and share on social