In violence, we forget who we are

Quote by Mary McCarthy

Topics: Violence Quotes

The theater is the only branch of art much cared for by people of wealth;...

The theater is the only branch of art much cared for by people of wealth;...

Bureaucracy, the rule of no one, has become the modern form of despotism

Bureaucracy, the rule of no one, has become the modern form of despotism

We all live in suspense from day to day; in other words, you are the...

We all live in suspense from day to day; in other words, you are the...

Labor is work that leaves no trace behind it when it is finished, or if...

Labor is work that leaves no trace behind it when it is finished, or if...

I'm afraid I'm not sufficiently inhibited about the things that other women are inhibited about...

I'm afraid I'm not sufficiently inhibited about the things that other women are inhibited about...

People with bad consciences always fear the judgment of children.

People with bad consciences always fear the judgment of children.

In science, all facts, no matter how trivial or banal, enjoy democratic equality

In science, all facts, no matter how trivial or banal, enjoy democratic equality

The immense popularity of American movies abroad demonstrates that Europe is the unfinished negative of...

The immense popularity of American movies abroad demonstrates that Europe is the unfinished negative of...

The American spirit wears no political label. In service to others and yes, in sacrifice...

The American spirit wears no political label. In service to others and yes, in sacrifice...

It is rarely that you see an American writer who is not hopelessly sane.

It is rarely that you see an American writer who is not hopelessly sane.

Being offended is a natural consequence of leaving the house

Being offended is a natural consequence of leaving the house

I shall use America and democracy as convertible terms

I shall use America and democracy as convertible terms

The New Yorker has devoted itself for 59 years not only to facts and literal...

The New Yorker has devoted itself for 59 years not only to facts and literal...

We grew up founding our dreams on the infinite promise of American advertising. I still...

We grew up founding our dreams on the infinite promise of American advertising. I still...

The events of September 11 were carried out by people armed not with weapons of...

The events of September 11 were carried out by people armed not with weapons of...

Maybe he's only a little bit crazy, like painters, or composers, or some of those...

Maybe he's only a little bit crazy, like painters, or composers, or some of those...

Americans are optimists. They hope they'll be wealthy someday - and they're positive they can...

Americans are optimists. They hope they'll be wealthy someday - and they're positive they can...

I moved to New York City for my health. I'm paranoid and it was the...

I moved to New York City for my health. I'm paranoid and it was the...

People who practice freedom of expression are terrorizing our grammatical way of life.

People who practice freedom of expression are terrorizing our grammatical way of life.

An artist is someone who produces things that people don't need to have but that...

An artist is someone who produces things that people don't need to have but that...

In Paris, when the picture came out [Casablanca] they weren't too pleased with it. They...

In Paris, when the picture came out [Casablanca] they weren't too pleased with it. They...