"Censure is the tax a man pays..." - Quote by Jonathan Swift
Censure is the tax a man pays to the public for being eminent.
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More on Fame
“If you're a person struggling to eat and stay healthy, you might have heard about Michael Jordan or Muhammad Ali, but you'll never have heard of Bill Gates.”
“A comedian can only last till he either takes himself serious or his audience takes him serious.”
“This whole celebrity-fame thing is interesting. I'm the same person I always was. The only difference between being famous and not being famous is that people know who you are.”
More on Criticism
“America may be the land of the free, but there are definitely more ignorant people there. Most of the population are semi-retarded.”
“Every woman in public life needs to develop skin as tough as rhinoceros hide.”
“Teaching 23-year-olds in an MBA programme strikes me as largely a waste of time. They lack the background of experience. You can teach them skills - accounting and what have you - but you can't teach them management.”