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George Plimpton 4
journalist, writer, editor, actor 1927–2003Related quotes
“I never understood why some people seemed to have fun causing pain to someone smaller.”
Interview by Brendan Maher http://www.gottfried-helnwein-interview.com/index.html, Start, Ireland, November 24, 2004
Context: When I started to paint, I painted children because I just felt that I wanted to take their side. What always upset me was how children are getting abused simply because they are physically weaker and not capable of defending themselves – how they get raped, enslaved and killed. I never understood why some people seemed to have fun causing pain to someone smaller.
“Ahenny (adj.) - The way people stand when examining other people's bookshelves.”
Source: The Deeper Meaning of Liff
“Never before have so many people understood so little about so much.”
Connections (1979), 10 - Yesterday, Tomorrow and You
“I don't want people who want to dance, I want people who have to dance.”
Variant: I don't like people who have never fallen or stumbled. Their virtue is lifeless and it isn't of much value. Life hasn't revealed its beauty to them.
Source: Doctor Zhivago