Thurston Veblen Quotes & Sayings

The delicate and infirm go for sympathy, not to the well and buoyant, but to those who have suffered like themselves. — Catharine Beecher

For self is the lord of self, self is the refuge of self; therefore curb thyself as the merchant curbs a good horse. — Max Muller

Anybody who really knows about the TV business knows that it would be impossible to just march in one day and say to your colleagues and bosses, 'Oh yes, I'm hosting my own show.' — Andy Cohen

I worked a long time to get good at what I'm doing, and nobody handed me a recording contract because of who my father is. — Alexa Ray Joel

In the Negro melodies of America I find all that is needed for a great and noble school of music. — Antonin Dvorak

The black homicide rate is seven times that of whites, and the George Zimmermans of the world are not the reason. Some 90 percent of black murder victims are killed by other blacks. Why should we care more about black criminals than their black victims? — Jason L. Riley