There is certainly no absolute standard of beauty. That precisely is what makes its pursuit so interesting.

Quote by John Kenneth Galbraith

Topics: Beauty Quotes

It is not necessary to advertise food to hungry people, fuel to cold people, or...

It is not necessary to advertise food to hungry people, fuel to cold people, or...

The contented and economically comfortable have a very discriminating view of government. Nobody is ever...

The contented and economically comfortable have a very discriminating view of government. Nobody is ever...

One of the little-celebrated powers of Presidents (and other high government officials) is to listen...

One of the little-celebrated powers of Presidents (and other high government officials) is to listen...

The process by which banks create money is so simple that the mind is repelled.

The process by which banks create money is so simple that the mind is repelled.

Commencement oratory must eschew anything that smacks of partisan politics, political preference, sex, religion or...

Commencement oratory must eschew anything that smacks of partisan politics, political preference, sex, religion or...

The Metropolis should have been aborted long before it became New York, London or Tokyo.

The Metropolis should have been aborted long before it became New York, London or Tokyo.

In all life one should comfort the afflicted, but verily, also, one should afflict the...

In all life one should comfort the afflicted, but verily, also, one should afflict the...

Faced with the choice between changing one's mind and proving that there is no need...

Faced with the choice between changing one's mind and proving that there is no need...

You will find that the State is the kind of organization which, though it does...

You will find that the State is the kind of organization which, though it does...

In the United States, though power corrupts, the expectation of power paralyzes.

In the United States, though power corrupts, the expectation of power paralyzes.

Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue.

Modesty is a vastly overrated virtue.

Nothing is so admirable in politics as a short memory.

Nothing is so admirable in politics as a short memory.

Politics is not the art of the possible. It consists in choosing between the disastrous...

Politics is not the art of the possible. It consists in choosing between the disastrous...

Few can believe that suffering, especially by others, is in vain. Anything that is disagreeable...

Few can believe that suffering, especially by others, is in vain. Anything that is disagreeable...

The process by which banks create money is so simple that the mind is repelled.

The process by which banks create money is so simple that the mind is repelled.

Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite.

Under capitalism, man exploits man. Under communism, it's just the opposite.

It is a far, far better thing to have a firm anchor in nonsense than...

It is a far, far better thing to have a firm anchor in nonsense than...

The salary of the chief executive of a large corporation is not a market award...

The salary of the chief executive of a large corporation is not a market award...

There are few ironclad rules of diplomacy but to one there is no exception. When...

There are few ironclad rules of diplomacy but to one there is no exception. When...

Wealth is not without its advantages and the case to the contrary, although it has...

Wealth is not without its advantages and the case to the contrary, although it has...