Commentators Quotes

“So fare thee well, poor devil of a Sub-Sub, whose commentator I am. Thou belongest to that hopeless, sallow tribe which no wine of this world will ever warm; and for whom even Pale Sherry would be too rosy-strong; but with whom one sometimes loves to sit, and feel poor-devilish, too; and grow convivial upon tears; and say to them bluntly, with full eyes and empty glasses, and in not altogether unpleasant sadness—Give it up, Sub-Subs! For by how much the more pains ye take to please the world, by so much the more shall ye for ever go thankless!”
― Herman Melville, Moby-Dick or, The Whale

“Once in a while he also listened to a chamber-music concert on radio. When I tried to get him interested in a good television show he said, "It would take too much of my time," and he specially objected to listening to commentators. "I can do my thinking alone," was his reaction.”
― Margit von Mises, My Years With Ludwig von Mises

“I can't bear to think this British stud is heartbroken. What kind of monster breaks up with a hunk like that? #pickmeinstead
Nikki from @Tivas is an ice queen for leaving that hottie out to dry. Yo, Callum! I love @HungryChaps! Hit me up! I'll cheer you up! ”
― Sarah Smith, Simmer Down

“Because I work at places like The New York Times, The Atlantic, and PBS, some people see me as a stand-in for the coastal elites, for the systems they believe have been crushing them down, and I get that. When those of us in positions of power in the establishment media and the larger cultural institutions of society tell stories that don’t include you, it is disorienting and disenfranchising. It is as if you look into society’s mirror and find that you are not there. People rightly get furious when that happens.”
― David Brooks, How to Know a Person: The Art of Seeing Others Deeply and Being Deeply Seen

“Tripartite States.
These are states in which one-third of the people work to create wealth, one-third are employed by government at some level (when we include all full-time and part-time employees and permanent government contracts), and one-third receive significant annual income or benefits in kind from government. Once this final stage of the democratic mutation is reached, there can be no return except from eventual catastrophic decline, for in the voting booth, sooner or later, the last two segments will always gang up on the first.

William D. Gairdner”
― William D. Gairdner