Simmel Metropolis Quotes & Sayings

For the metropolis presents the peculiar conditions which are revealed to us as the opportunities and the stimuli for the development of both these ways of allocating roles to men. — Georg Simmel

Why do members of my party constantly go after the president personally? — Michael Steele

They say in the old tales that when a man and woman exchange looks the way we did, their spirits mingle. their gaze is a rope of gold binding each other. even if they never meet again, they carry a little of the other with them always. they can never forget, and they can never be wholly happy again — Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Haphazard actions don't bring results! — Lorii Myers

The metropolis reveals itself as one of those great historical formations in which opposing streams which enclose life unfold, as well as join one another with equal right. — Georg Simmel

Of course, you don't have to have a degree to be rich. You just have to have ideas. Maybe having a degree sets you back, for it stuffs you into tick-tock [the daily grind of work], and perhaps that stifles your creative mind. But the fact is that many millionaires have few educational qualifications of any kind at all. However, they still have knowledge. The difference is, they have knowledge they can sell, and others have the "common knowledge" of tick-tock, which isn't worth as much, if anything at all. — Stuart Wilde

When I go to a premiere I like to borrow lovely clothes and shoes from designers. It's like the library: if you return them in good condition, you get to borrow more. I'm very lucky. — Sarah Jessica Parker

You know, I really do have some morals. I do actually care about people. And I do have a political standpoint. — Lars Von Trier

Now I'm a free agent, literally and figuratively. I've reached that enviable state in life in which I can do pretty much what I want. And what I want is to continue to play basketball. I still love the game, and I still have something to offer. My coaches and teammates recognize that. At the same time, I want to be genuine and authentic and truthful. — Jason Collins

Crushed between the fears of going forward and the dread of going back. — Jim Crace

The metropolis has always been the seat of the money economy. — Georg Simmel

My life changed when I was able to not only get seated in nice restaurants, I was given free appetizers. That was like, "Oh, my God, I've arrived". — Matt Groening

Love is a flame neither timid nor tame. — Jewel

We want to enjoy our families and the hype leading up to the game. — Tony Dungy

My life's a mess. I'm not afraid to admit it. — Nick Diaz

With the growing corruption of Adarlan and the king's campaign to hunt them down and execute them, the faeries and Fae fled, seeking shelter in the wild, untouched places of the world. — Sarah J. Maas