One of the chief characteristics of a mob is its quickness. It is sudden. It pounces. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes characteristic chief mob
Punitive murder by the police and by vigilantes has existed in all societies at some point, and probably still exists in most. Teju Cole existmurderpoint Change image and share on social
Never say 'I went to Harvard.' Say 'I schooled in the Boston area.' Teju Cole areabostonharvard Change image and share on social
There are many people who know nothing of a world in which we take the reality of the 'other' seriously. I'm running on that platform: other people in other countries are really, really real, and there has to be a way of presenting their reality that is not condescending to them or about our psycho-social needs. Teju Cole condescendcountrypeople share on social
It is characteristic of science that the full explanations are often seized in their essence by the percipient scientist long in advance of any possible proof. John Desmond Bernal advancecharacteristicessence Change image and share on social
I doubt very much that the chief executives of any of the Fortune 500 corporations can name five edible plants, five native grasses, or five migratory birds within walking distance of their homes, or name the soil series upon which their house sits. And I would contend that if you don't know where you are, you are in fact nowhere at all. Paul Hawken birdchiefcontend share on social
A free life cannot acquire many possessions, because this is not easy to do without servility to mobs or monarchs. Epicurus acquireeasyfree Change image and share on social