Famous quotes containing the words den and/or leader:
“Then he entered the temple and began to drive out those who were selling things there; and he said, It is written, My house shall be a house of prayer; but you have made it a den of robbers.”
—Bible: New Testament, Luke 19:45,46.
“The exile is a singular, whereas refugees tend to be thought of in the mass. Armenian refugees, Jewish refugees, refugees from Franco Spain. But a political leader or artistic figure is an exile. Thomas Mann yesterday, Theodorakis today. Exile is the noble and dignified term, while a refugee is more hapless.... What is implied in these nuances of social standing is the respect we pay to choice. The exile appears to have made a decision, while the refugee is the very image of helplessness.”
—Mary McCarthy (19121989)