Vainglory Quotes

“He knows how to market himself well. Nowadays, that's all that seems to count. He's rebellious in a way that appeals to people with vain, shallow taste. So of course he manipulates his audiences with the blessing of his recording company and the financial investors behind his brand.”
― Jess C. Scott, Sven

“Expanding the competitions’ “dirty bike” or ‘dirty ball” corruption reveals a mirror of society. If politicians deviate from their honest cause into bribery, if art turns into a battle of greed or consumerism, and truth becomes post-truth, the integrity erodes desperately, values are sacrificed at the altar of vainglory, and the moral compass is in a complete mess.
(“The dirty bike")”
― Erik Pevernagie

“Can it cure the one spiritual disease?” asked Father Brown, with a serious curiosity.
“And what is the one spiritual disease?” asked Flambeau, smiling.
“Oh, thinking one is quite well,” said his friend.”
― G.K. Chesterton, The Innocence of Father Brown

“Ничего на свете нет, кроме любви, еды и гордости. Конечно, все запутано в клубок, но только за какую ниточку ни потянешь, обязательно придешь или к любви, или к власти, или к еде”
― Arkady Strugatsky