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Hatred is an affair of the heart; contempt that of the head.

~Arthur Schopenhauer

Topics: Affair Contempt Hatred Head Heart

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God shows his contempt for wealth by the kind of person he selects to receive it.

~Austin O'Malley

Topics: Contempt God He His Kind Person Receive Shows Wealth

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I have problems with a lot of photography, particularly street photography and photojournalism - objectifying the other, finding the contempt and exoticism that you might feel within yourself or toward yourself and projecting it out to others. There can be an abusive power to photography, too.

~Barbara Kruger

Topics: Contempt Feel Finding Lot Might Other Others Out Particularly Photography Power Problems Projecting Street Too Toward Within You Yourself

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Contempt for happiness is usually contempt for other people's happiness, and is an elegant disguise for hatred of the human race.

~Bertrand Russell

Topics: Contempt Disguise Elegant Happiness Hatred Human Human Race Other People Race

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In the statement accompanying the text of Lahore Conspiracy Case Ordinance, the Viceroy had stated that the accused in this case were trying to bring both law and justice into contempt. The situation afforded us an opportunity to show to the public whether we were trying to bring law into contempt or whether others were doing so.

~Bhagat Singh

Topics: Accused Afforded Both Bring Case Conspiracy Contempt Doing Had Justice Law Opportunity Ordinance Others Public Show Situation Stated Statement Text Trying Us Were Whether

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The lowest form of popular culture - lack of information, misinformation, disinformation, and a contempt for the truth or the reality of most people's lives - has overrun real journalism. Today, ordinary Americans are being stuffed with garbage.

~Carl Bernstein

Topics: American Being Contempt Culture Form Garbage Information Journalism Lack Lives Lowest Misinformation Most Ordinary People Popular Popular Culture Real Reality Stuffed Today Truth

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The lowest form of popular culture - lack of information, misinformation, disinformation and a contempt for the truth or the reality of most people's lives - has overrun real journalism.

~Carl Bernstein

Topics: Contempt Culture Form Information Journalism Lack Lives Lowest Misinformation Most People Popular Popular Culture Real Reality Truth

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I think anyone who serves in public office should have a little bit of contempt for government in their heart.

~Carlos Lopez-Cantera

Topics: Anyone Bit Contempt Government Heart Little Little Bit Office Public Public Office Serve Should Think Who I Think

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Preservation of one's own culture does not require contempt or disrespect for other cultures.

~Cesar Chavez

Topics: Contempt Culture Cultures Disrespect Does Other Own Preservation Require

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My philosophy is familiarity breeds contempt.

~Chaka Khan

Topics: Breeds Contempt Familiarity Philosophy

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