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"I can hire one-half of the working class to kill the other half."

"I can hire one-half of the working class to kill the other half."

Jack Gould, American Critic

116

"No faction is better or worse than any other. All come from the same mould; they are all products of capitalist influence in the working class movement. And they are a poison that destroys our Party and the working class movement in Korea."

"No faction is better or worse than any other. All come from the same mould; they are all products of capitalist influence in the working class movement. And they are a poison that destroys our Party and the working class movement in Korea."

Kim Jong Il, North Korean Leader

Class, Influence, Party, Poison

55

"It was possible, no doubt, to imagine a society in which wealth, in the sense of personal possessions and luxuries, should be evenly distributed, while power remained in the hands of a small privileged caste. But in practice such a society could not long remain stable. For if leisure and security were enjoyed by all alike, the great mass of human beings who are normally stupefied by poverty would become literate and would learn to think for themselves; and when once they had done this, they would sooner or later realise that the privileged minority had no function, and they would sweep it away. In the long run, a hierarchical society was only possible on a basis of poverty and ignorance."

"It was possible, no doubt, to imagine a society in which wealth, in the sense of personal possessions and luxuries, should be evenly distributed, while power remained in the hands of a small privileged caste. But in practice such a society could not long remain stable. For if leisure and security were enjoyed by all alike, the great mass of human beings who are normally stupefied by poverty would become literate and would learn to think for themselves; and when once they had done this, they would sooner or later realise that the privileged minority had no function, and they would sweep it away. In the long run, a hierarchical society was only possible on a basis of poverty and ignorance."

George Orwell, British Author

Class, Power, Inequality, Poverty, Ignorance

40

"Race and class are the easiest divisions. It's very stupid."

"Race and class are the easiest divisions. It's very stupid."

Lynda Barry, American Cartoonist

39

"There are only two classes - first class and no class."

"There are only two classes - first class and no class."

David O. Selznick, American Producer

38

"Alan Moore does have a sheen of class. He's a smart guy, and I'm sure there was a metaphoric level, I'm not denying that, but let's face it. the main reason he was doing a super-hero comic was because he was working for a super-hero comic book company."

"Alan Moore does have a sheen of class. He's a smart guy, and I'm sure there was a metaphoric level, I'm not denying that, but let's face it. the main reason he was doing a super-hero comic was because he was working for a super-hero comic book company."

Chester Brown, Canadian Cartoonist

Class, Company, Reason

32

"We created a show and a scenario for college students where they can take what they learn in class every day and apply it to the real world."

"We created a show and a scenario for college students where they can take what they learn in class every day and apply it to the real world."

Ross Martin, American Actor

Class, College, Day, Students

31

"I think our voters have made it clear. Unless someone can demonstrate to me that having larger class sizes is better than having smaller class sizes, I'm not going to support it."

"I think our voters have made it clear. Unless someone can demonstrate to me that having larger class sizes is better than having smaller class sizes, I'm not going to support it."

Ron Klein, American Politician

31

"I came from a small town and at school in one class there was me, a member from Depeche Mode and someone who went on to join The Cure. That was all in one class of 30 kids."

"I came from a small town and at school in one class there was me, a member from Depeche Mode and someone who went on to join The Cure. That was all in one class of 30 kids."

Alison Moyet, British Musician

Class, Cure, Kids, School

30

"I met Kevin when I was 19, at a Second City workshop. We were paired up together in the first class I went to. By the end of the class we formed our improv group, and over the next three years we performed leading up to the formation of The Kids in the Hall."

"I met Kevin when I was 19, at a Second City workshop. We were paired up together in the first class I went to. By the end of the class we formed our improv group, and over the next three years we performed leading up to the formation of The Kids in the Hall."

Dave Foley, Canadian Comedian

Class, End, First, Kids

30

"Even at Westchester High in West LA, I was class clown."

"Even at Westchester High in West LA, I was class clown."

Phil Hartman, Canadian Actor

29

"It wasn't a class system where I was the better guy and he was the second-rate guy. That was his role and my role was to play the solos. But he took great pride in his technique as a rhythm guitarist."

"It wasn't a class system where I was the better guy and he was the second-rate guy. That was his role and my role was to play the solos. But he took great pride in his technique as a rhythm guitarist."

Wayne Kramer, American Musician

Class, Play, Pride

29

"I've been taking a trapeze class for the last couple of years. I'm working on my double back flip right now."

"I've been taking a trapeze class for the last couple of years. I'm working on my double back flip right now."

Neil Patrick Harris, American Actor

Class, Now, Right, Years

29

"And I am interested in the fact that class is very much a factor in America, even though it's not supposed to be."

"And I am interested in the fact that class is very much a factor in America, even though it's not supposed to be."

Anne Tyler, American Novelist

Class, America, Fact

28

"I honestly don't class myself as a songwriter. I've got 'musician' written on my passport. That's even funnier."

"I honestly don't class myself as a songwriter. I've got 'musician' written on my passport. That's even funnier."

Robert Smith, English Musician

28

"I was the class clown so I was used to performing and fooling around in front of my friends."

"I was the class clown so I was used to performing and fooling around in front of my friends."

Dominic Monaghan, Irish Actor

28

"My friends always said that I should be a comedienne - I was named my class clown."

"My friends always said that I should be a comedienne - I was named my class clown."

Sally Kellerman, American Actress

28

"The ruling class is smarter than you, and they're more creative. And if you forget that lesson, you go down the drain. Because if they weren't, they wouldn't be around as long as they have been and as strong as they have been."

"The ruling class is smarter than you, and they're more creative. And if you forget that lesson, you go down the drain. Because if they weren't, they wouldn't be around as long as they have been and as strong as they have been."

Al Lewis, American Actor

28

"There's a high school in Camden, New Jersey, I call the Jill Scott School. It's the Camden Creative Arts High School. Those teachers and kids are so passionate about what they do, and 98 percent of the senior class went on to college."

"There's a high school in Camden, New Jersey, I call the Jill Scott School. It's the Camden Creative Arts High School. Those teachers and kids are so passionate about what they do, and 98 percent of the senior class went on to college."

Jill Scott, American Musician

Class, College, Kids, School

27

"But in view of the constitution, in the eye of the law, there is in this country no superior, dominant, ruling class of citizens. There is no caste here."

"But in view of the constitution, in the eye of the law, there is in this country no superior, dominant, ruling class of citizens. There is no caste here."

John Marshall Harlan, American Judge

Class, Constitution, Country, Eye

27

"The constitution does not provide for first and second class citizens."

"The constitution does not provide for first and second class citizens."

Wendell Willkie, American Lawyer

Class, Constitution, First

27

"You have to be taught to be second class; you're not born that way."

"You have to be taught to be second class; you're not born that way."

Lena Horne, American Actress

27

"I'm reluctant to use the word class so much."

"I'm reluctant to use the word class so much."

Timothy West, British Actor

27

"I loved school. I studied like crazy. I was a Class A nerd."

"I loved school. I studied like crazy. I was a Class A nerd."

Maya Lin, American Architect

26

"The incognito of lower class employment is an effective cloak for any dagger one might wish to hide."

"The incognito of lower class employment is an effective cloak for any dagger one might wish to hide."

Margaret Cho, American Comedian

26

"We don't want to go back to the same policies and the same practices that drove our economy into a ditch, that punished the middle class, and that led us to this catastrophe. We have to keep moving forward."

"We don't want to go back to the same policies and the same practices that drove our economy into a ditch, that punished the middle class, and that led us to this catastrophe. We have to keep moving forward."

David Axelrod, American Public Servant

Class, Economy, Middle class, Want

26

"Those 25 dancers we worked with for a day, in as highly productive a way as possible - a long class, a period of teaching bits of the repertory - in fact I didn't teach Bank, I've used parts of Oil and Water."

"Those 25 dancers we worked with for a day, in as highly productive a way as possible - a long class, a period of teaching bits of the repertory - in fact I didn't teach Bank, I've used parts of Oil and Water."

Siobhan Davies, English Dancer

Class, Day, Fact, Oil

25

"I really wasn't a class clown."

"I really wasn't a class clown."

Kevin James, American Comedian

25

"I was a class clown."

"I was a class clown."

Robert Klein, American Comedian

24

"I loved doing My Favorite Year, which was great fun, and The Ruling Class, which I made with all my chums."

"I loved doing My Favorite Year, which was great fun, and The Ruling Class, which I made with all my chums."

Peter O'Toole, Irish Actor

Class, Favorite, Fun

24

"Jews are not part of a European ruling class imposed on helpless natives, but are caught up in a tragedy in which two peoples are struggling for the same piece of land."

"Jews are not part of a European ruling class imposed on helpless natives, but are caught up in a tragedy in which two peoples are struggling for the same piece of land."

Jack Schwartz, American Scientist

Class, Land, Tragedy

24

"You gotta do it with class and integrity. If not, you're gonna drag yourself through the mud."

"You gotta do it with class and integrity. If not, you're gonna drag yourself through the mud."

Solomon Burke, American Musician

Class, Integrity

24

"Barack Obama is a truly flabbergasting President. And in a good way - not the way some of his predecessors were. He's not flabberghastly. He's not the student who wears a button that says, 'Smartest kid in class,' but clearly he is, at least when surrounded by the White House press corps."

"Barack Obama is a truly flabbergasting President. And in a good way - not the way some of his predecessors were. He's not flabberghastly. He's not the student who wears a button that says, 'Smartest kid in class,' but clearly he is, at least when surrounded by the White House press corps."

Tom Shale, American Critic

Class, President, Press

24

"I'm only going to be running the Pro Class this season, that way I can focus on the Pro Championship."

"I'm only going to be running the Pro Class this season, that way I can focus on the Pro Championship."

Ben Jackson, American Drummer

Class, Focus, Running

24

"Clinton left the White House with all the class of an XFL halftime show."

"Clinton left the White House with all the class of an XFL halftime show."

Bill Maher, American Comedian

24

"They put me in the drama class, and that's the path I've taken."

"They put me in the drama class, and that's the path I've taken."

Joe Mantegna, American Actor

24

"I've always enjoyed studying the small clues that indicate a particular class level."

"I've always enjoyed studying the small clues that indicate a particular class level."

Anne Tyler, American Novelist

24

"I think I need a little break. I've got a two-year old. I'll be part of The Leisure Class for a while."

"I think I need a little break. I've got a two-year old. I'll be part of The Leisure Class for a while."

Lauren Ambrose, American Actress

Class, Leisure, Old

24

"I've been working on this feature script for Master Class, a play by Terrence McNally that won a lot of Tonys."

"I've been working on this feature script for Master Class, a play by Terrence McNally that won a lot of Tonys."

Faye Dunaway, American Actress

24

"I was probably the one who tattled on the class clown. To get in good with the teachers."

"I was probably the one who tattled on the class clown. To get in good with the teachers."

Christine Lavin, American Musician

Class, Teachers

24

"Yes, I was a parish priest for five years. I was a curate in a large working class parish in Bristol and the Vicar of a village in Kent."

"Yes, I was a parish priest for five years. I was a curate in a large working class parish in Bristol and the Vicar of a village in Kent."

John Polkinghorne, British Physicist

23

"I took a public speaking class in college and managed to make the class laugh a little bit."

"I took a public speaking class in college and managed to make the class laugh a little bit."

Kevin James, American Comedian

Class, College, Public, Public speaking

23

"In my last year of school, I was voted Class Optimist and Class Pessimist. Looking back, I realize I was only half right."

"In my last year of school, I was voted Class Optimist and Class Pessimist. Looking back, I realize I was only half right."

Jack Nicholson, American Actor

Class, Right, School

23

"Dinah had all the class."

"Dinah had all the class."

Lorna Luft, American Actress

23

"I like leaping around on stage as long as it's done with class. None of this jumping up in the air and doing the splits."

"I like leaping around on stage as long as it's done with class. None of this jumping up in the air and doing the splits."

Ritchie Blackmore, English Musician

23

"I'm painfully middle class."

"I'm painfully middle class."

Valerie Harper, American Actress

Class, Middle class

23

"I'm saying that the moral climate within the ruling class in this country is not that different from the moral climate within the ruling class of Hitler's Germany."

"I'm saying that the moral climate within the ruling class in this country is not that different from the moral climate within the ruling class of Hitler's Germany."

David Clennon, American Actor

Class, Climate, Country, Germany

23

"Polls that have been taken by kindergarten, first- and second-grade teachers indicate that 30 percent of the kids have been deprived in some way so that they are physically unable to keep up with the class."

"Polls that have been taken by kindergarten, first- and second-grade teachers indicate that 30 percent of the kids have been deprived in some way so that they are physically unable to keep up with the class."

C. Everett Koop, American Public Servant

Class, First, Kids, Teachers

23

"I walked out of class one day and I never went back."

"I walked out of class one day and I never went back."

Burt Lancaster, American Actor

22

"If you don't look like the ruling class, bring your inhaler."

"If you don't look like the ruling class, bring your inhaler."

Esai Morales, American Actor

22

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