The price we have paid for expecting to be so much more than our ancestors is a perpetual anxiety that we are far from being all we might be.

~ Alain De Botton

Alain De Botton Philosophy Status Anxiety

The rationale that etiquette should be eschewed because it fosters inequality does not ring true in a society that openly admits to a feverish interest in the comparative status-conveying qualities of sneakers. Manners are available to all, for free.

~ Judith Martin

Judith Martin Etiquette Manners Sneakers Society Status Status Anxiety