WIST Quotations

David, Peter -- Babylon 5: Legions of Fire III – Out of the Darkness (2000)

Dave — Tue, 26 May 2020 22:20:25 +0000

He may have gone quite far in our society, but no matter how far one goes, one cannot avoid bringing oneself along.

Peter David (b. 1956) American writer
Babylon 5: Legions of Fire III – Out of the Darkness (2000)

Astor, Nancy -- In the Daily Express (12 Jan 1956)

Dave — Fri, 21 Nov 2014 13:14:10 +0000

The penalty of success is to be bored by people who used to snub you.

Nancy Astor (1879-1964) American socialite and English politician [Nancy Witcher Langhorne; Viscountess Astor; Lady Astor]
In the Daily Express (12 Jan 1956)

Einstein, Albert -- “What I Believe,” Forum and Century (Oct 1930)

Dave — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 10:48:44 +0000

It seems to me that the distinctions separating the social classes are false; in the last analysis they rest on force.

Albert Einstein (1879-1955) German-American physicist
“What I Believe,” Forum and Century (Oct 1930)
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This phrase is not found in the parallel "The World As I See It [Mein Weltbild]" the next year.