Bojana Novakovic Quotes

Every society naturally divides itself into classes. The author of nature has bestowed on some greater capacities than on others--birth, education, talents and wealth, create distinctions among men as visible and of as much influence as titles, stars and garters. In every society, men of this class will command a superior degree of respect--and if the government is so constituted as to admit but few to exercise the powers of it, it will, according to the natural course of things, be in their hands.

Nigeria must be one of the very few countries in the world where a man’s source of wealth is of no concern to his neighbors, the public or the government. Once a man is able to dole out money, the churches pray for him, he collects chieftancy titles and hobnobs with those who govern. The message to those who have not made it is clear: just be rich, the ways and means are irrelevant

Celebrity distorts democracy by giving the rich, beautiful, and famous more authority than they deserve.

Only the elites despise earning money.

What's more condescending and corny than someone telling you how much more money they have than you and telling you basically, 'I don't care about poor people,' which is a large part of what you hear of corporate hip-hop on the radio.

There is also an artificial aristocracy founded on wealth and birth, without either virtue or talents;... The artificial aristocracy is a mischievous ingredient in government, and provision should be made to prevent its ascendancy.

We have been taught by experience the danger of the levelling spirit.

A meritocracy increases inequality --- by its very nature, it has to.

There's always been a nasty strain of class prejudice ingrained in the condemnation of football's 'undeserving rich,' as if the working class is uniquely susceptible to being corrupted by money, and as if they deserve their wealth less than those born to it.

I understand politicos gotta make bank. But cloistering with the Hollywood elite is not how you prove you're a man of the people.

For better or worse, the people who become leaders and decision makers in politics, law and business are going to come from schools like Princeton.

It's horrible how money and fame can make you acceptable while, if you're not famous or rich, you're not acceptable.

And understand: class differences will not save you.

In Russia, or anywhere, people don't like rich people. Yeah, OK, I have money, but the question is how I use it. It's not easy, believe me; it's not easy.

Language does not make one an elite.

'Plutocracy.' It has a perfect nuance: chilly, inaccessible, icy-rich.

I worked a long time to get good at what I'm doing, and nobody handed me a recording contract because of who my father is.

Those who are able to climb up the ladder will find ways to pull it up after them, or selectively lower it down to allow their friends, allies, and kin to scramble up. In other words: 'Who says meritocracy says oligarchy.'

The ignorant classes are the dangerous classes.

You know, I always say white is not a colour, white is an attitude, and if you haven't got trillions of dollars in the bank that you don't need, you can't be white.

You have to get in the limelight based on what you do, how creative you are, and not how much money you make.

Is class snobbery a social reality in the United States? Absolutely, and the kind that's codified by meritocracy is probably more toxic than the old-fashioned kind based on bloodlines.

Of all classes the rich are the most noticed and the least studied.

I don't believe in social equality, and they know it.

Country music, the music of the white rural working class, has often been mocked by elitists whose understanding of power and art was shaped at expensive private schools.