Oh, I wouldn’t mind, Hazel Grace. It would be a privilege to have my heart broken by you.
Who shall dare let his incapacity for hope or goodness cast a shadow upon the courage of those who bear their burdens as if they were privileges?
We should not mourn for men of high ideals. Rather we should rejoice that we had the privilege of having had them with us, to inspire us by their radiant personalities.
To think’s audacity. God only has that right and privilege. Thinking is, or ought to be, a coolness and a calmness; and our poor hearts throb, and our poor brains beat too much for that.
This is not a time for silence, nor is it a time for complacency. This is a time to mobilise, to unite and to start learning. Learning about our PRIVILEGE.
The real tragedy of the poor is that they can afford nothing but self-denial. Beautiful sins, like beautiful things, are the privilege of the rich.
Privilege is something to be aware of, to fight to see beyond, but ultimately to be grateful for. It’s like a bulletproof vest; it makes you harder to kill.
It is most important that we should keep in this country a certain leisured class.
Instead of comparing our lot with that of those who are more fortunate than we are, we should compare it with the lot of the great majority of our fellow men. It then appears that we are among the privileged.
I think having the opportunity to explore what I’ve always wanted to do – which is acting – has been the biggest privilege that I’ve had so far.
Everybody was privileged. There were only privileged people.[Je n’étais peut-être pas sûr de ce qui m’intéressait réellement, mais j’étais tout à fait sûr de ce qui ne m’intéressait pas.]
A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.
