Perceived Inequality Quotes

Many of our miseries are merely comparative: we are often made unhappy, not by the presence of any real evil, but by the absence of some fictitious good; of something which is not required by any real want of nature, which has not in itself any power of gratification, and which neither reason nor fancy would have prompted us to wish, did we not see it in the possession of others.

There are a lot of guys out there now who know they are not working as hard as other people. I can't fathom how they think.

Terrorist groups always want to believe that they represent a general aggrieved group far larger than they really do.

If we are the younger, we may envy the older. If we are the older, we may feel that the younger is always being indulged. In otherwords, no matter what position we hold in family order of birth, we can prove beyond a doubt that we're being gypped.

Actors always think that others are getting more work than them. In my case, they usually are.

They don’t hate the West because of any specific policy or action like Israel or Iraq. They just hate because they have been unsuccessful; they feel that they’ve been denied their rightful place in life.

I'm second, and so my brother is first. Being second, sometimes you get left out and all of that. The anecdotal stories about the firstborn, the baby, the middle - all of that is true.

Sometimes it looks as if, the better off they [nations] become, the bigger do they conceive the gap between what is actually their lot and what would be desirable, while in the poor countries large masses of people seem to be satisfied by merely surviving.

The heavier crop is ever in others' fields.

I've given you my best, why does she get the best of you?

A poor person in my community doesn't see a person driving a Tesla and say, 'That benefits me.'

Groups tend to believe their work is harder, more strategic, or just more valuable while underestimating those contributions from other groups.

Familiarity breeds contempt. By bringing them in close, they realize that you’re just as human as they are. That’s when the madness sets in. They can’t understand why you have more than they do when you’re just a regular human being the same as them. Then they hate you for it. (Leta)

I think I have done enough for sports and made enough of a name for myself to deserve some sort of backing - most of the other girls have it.