Charles Shaughnessy

Soaps are great. You learn to work very fast - some say superficially, but that's not really true. You do some very serious character work. I've never had any feelings about a stigma attached to it, and nowadays there seems to be less snobbery about what you do. More and more big names are doing TV and commercials and voiceovers.

British Actor

Margo Jefferson

Self-examination - when the whole world around you is pressuring that and challenging you - is very, very hard. Looking at a whole structure - in my case, let us say of snobbery, basking in certain privileges, marks of what appear to be superiority - that's ugly to look at.

American Critic

Gad Saad

There is an intellectual snobbery that, regrettably, many academics suffer from. They are proud their paper is only read by a small group of people - makes it very exclusive. Let's get rid of that. If it's truly important, people should be excited about it.

Canadian Scientist

Russell Smith

Increasingly, to dismiss any popular artistic style is seen as the worst kind of snobbery. And snobbery, it goes without saying, is unacceptable in a diverse and democratic world.

Canadian Novelist

Kevin Kwan

I think snobbery is one of the oldest customs in the world, and the rich will always find ways to rank each other and make themselves feel more special than others.

Singaporean Novelist

Albert Camus

It is a kind of spiritual snobbery that makes people think they can be happy without money.

French Philosopher

Neil Marshall

There's a real kind of snobbery in the U.K. about horror films.

English Director

Gordon Ramsay

There is a level of snobbery and fickleness in L.A.

Scottish Chef

Yves Saint Laurent

We must never confuse elegance with snobbery.

French Designer

Esther Williams

Critics established a snobbery toward me.

American Actress

Snobbery can be humorous or ironic in the right context, not always serious or harmful.

Not Always Negative

'Snobbery' usually implies disapproval and is often seen in a negative light.

Negative Connotations

Snobbery can vary between cultures; what is snobbery in one may be normal in another.

Cultural Usage

 There's a real problem with snobbery, because sometimes people from outside the U.K. imagine that snobbery is a distinctively U.K. phenomenon, fixated on country houses and titles. The bad news is that's not true. Snobbery is a global phenomenon; we are a global organization, this is a global phenomenon. What is a snob?

A kinder, gentler...

 these can often be understood the first time you hear them. And sometimes a new word isn't new at all. Obsolete words gain new life by adopting new meanings. Villain originally meant a peasant farmer, but in a twist of aristocratic snobbery