Quotations
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«Capitalism is the legitimate racket of the ruling class»
Author: Al Capone
| About:
Capitalism
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legitimate, racket, rackets, ruling, ruling class, The Ruling Class
«I'm furious about the women's liberationists. They keep getting up on soapboxes and proclaiming that women are brighter than men. That's true, but it should be kept very quiet or it ruins the whole racket.»
Author: Anita Loos
(Novelist, Screenwriter)
| About:
Feminism
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brighter, furious, keep quiet, proclaiming, racket, rackets, ruins, The Women, up on
«Scriptwriting [for film] is the toughest part of the whole racket . . . the least understood and the least noticed.»
Author: Frank Capra
(Film Director)
| About:
Movies
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film, noticed, racket, rackets, toughest
«It almost seemed as if the Statue of Liberty had gone on tour, turning in her torch for a Yonex racket.»
«I let my racket do the talking. That's what I am all about, really. I just go out and win tennis matches.»
«Being a Negro writer these days is a racket and I'm going to make the most of it while it lasts. About twice a year I sell a story. It is acclaimed. I am a genius in the making. Thank God for this Negro literary renaissance. Long may it flourish!»
Author: Wallace Henry Thurman
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acclaim, acclaimed, racket, rackets, Renaissance, the Renaissance
«Advertising is a racket, like the movies and the brokerage business. You cannot be honest without admitting that its constructive contribution to humanity is exactly minus zero.»
Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald
(Writer)
| About:
Advertising
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admitting, brokerage, constructive, contribution, minus, movies, racket, rackets, zero
«What is the presidency but a glorified business -- or, at least, a fine racket.»
Author: W. C. Fields
(Actor, Comic)
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glorified, glorifies, glorifying, presidency, racket, rackets, the presidency