Crowd Quotes

You cannot make a man by standing a sheep on its hind-legs. But by standing a flock of sheep in that position you can make a crowd of men.

By the mere fact that he forms part of an organized crowd, a man descends several rungs in the ladder of civilization. Isolated, he may be a cultivated individual; in a crowd, he is a barbarian – that is, a creature acting by instinct. He possesses the spontaneity, the violence, the ferocity, and also the […]

Toots Shore’s restaurant is so crowded nobody goes there anymore.

In this age of crowds in which I have determined to be a solitary, perhaps the greatest sin would be to lament the presence of people on the threshold of my solitude.

I had not been two years at the licks before a damned Yankee came, and settled down within a hundred miles of me!

What the crowd requires is mediocrity of the highest order.

If it has to choose who will be crucified, the crowd will always save Barabbas.

If you’re ridin’ ahead of the herd, take a look back every now and then to make sure it’s still there.