Common/people

Famous quotes containing the words common and/or people:

    I will not choose what many men desire,
    Because I will not jump with common spirits,
    And rank me with the barbarous multitudes.
    William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    I am convinced the most unfortunate people are those who would make an art of love. It sours other effort. Of all artists, they are certainly the most wretched.
    Norman Mailer (b. 1923)