Kinds

Famous quotes containing the word kinds:

    “There are three kinds of despots. There is the despot who tyrannises over the body. There is the despot who tyrannises over the soul. There is the despot who tyrannises over the soul and body alike. The first is called the Prince. The second is called the Pope. The third is called the People.”
    —Oscar Wilde (1854–1900)

    “Two kinds of blindness are easily combined so that those who do not see really appear to see what is not.”
    —Tertullian (c. 150–230)

    “To see self-sufficiency as the hallmark of maturity conveys a view of adult life that is at odds with the human condition, a view that cannot sustain the kinds of long-term commitments and involvements with other people that are necessary for raising and educating a child or for citizenship in a democratic society.”
    —Carol Gilligan (20th century)