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Candor is the brightest gem of criticism.
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Capitalism cannot reform itself; it is doomed to self-destruction.
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Capitalism has destroyed our belief in any effective power but that of self interest backed by force.
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Capitalists are no more capable of self-sacrifice than a man is capable of lifting himself up by his own bootstraps.
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Caring for myself is not self-indulgence, it is self-preservation, and that is an act of political warfare.
A Burst of Light: And Other Essays (2017) -
Cats are autocrats of naked self-interest. They are both amoral and immoral, consciously breaking rules. Their ''evil'' look at such times is no human projection: the cat may be the only animal who savors the perverse or reflects upon it.
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Charisma is the radiance produced by the interaction of male and female elements in a gifted personality. The charismatic woman has a masculine force and severity. The charismatic man has an entrancing female beauty. Both are hot and cold, glowing with presexual self-love.
Sexual Personae: Art and Decadence from Nefertiti to Emily Dickinson (1990) -
Childbirth is more admirable than conquest, more amazing than self-defense, and as courageous as either one.
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Christianity takes for granted the absence of any self-help and offers a power which is nothing less than the power of God.
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Classic economic theory, based as it is on an inadequate theory of human motivation, could be revolutionized by accepting the reality of higher human needs, including the impulse to self actualization and the love for the highest values.
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Comedy is the one absolutely self-aware art form. Actually, hip-hop's another one, I suppose. Because in your songs you're talking about how good a hip-hop artist you are. It's like a painter painting a panting of himself painting a painting.
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Compliments and criticism are all ultimately based on some form of projection.
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Conservatives are routinely pilloried on television. A&E likely greenlit 'Duck Dynasty' in the first place because executives believed Americans would laugh at the redneck antics of the self-described 'white trash' family.
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Consult your friend on all things, especially on those which respect yourself. His counsel may then be useful where your own self-love might impair your judgment.
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Conventional people are roused to fury by departures from convention, largely because they regard such departures as a criticism of themselves.
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Conventionality is not morality. Self-righteousness is not religion. To attack the first is not to assail the last. To pluck the mask from the face of the Pharisee is not to lift an impious hand to the Crown of Thorns.
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Cottage cheese is one of our culture's most visible symbols of self-denial; marketed honestly, it would appear in dairy cases with warning labels: this substance is self-punitive; ingest with caution.
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Coughing in the theater is not a respiratory ailment. It is a criticism.
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