Chris Hedges Quotes
Those rebels who rise up to try to wrest back power from despotic forces will endure not only the violence of the state, but the hatred and vigilante violence meted out by the self-deluded victims of exploitation. The systems of propaganda will relentlessly demonize those who resist.
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All I came to Los Angeles with was a dream. No one from my family ever left Ohio.
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The loss of life will be irreplaceable.
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I cannot determine what people or nations should do, but I do think that extremism gives birth to following and subsequent extremism.
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People more than ever since I can remember are concerned about being out of step and out of line with their political party and won't cross over. There is nobody, man or woman, who wants to be left out, and people are fearful of that. People are fearful of their leadership as well.
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I spent half my life being hurt. The leftovers of hurt are an automatic gesture, like a dog that salivates.
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I'm not trying to do anything too tricky.
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All the time I was writing hit songs with my partner David Porter, I always had the yen to perform. Sure did. And when the opportunity came, I took it. The first album, 'Presenting Isaac Hayes,' didn't do so hot, but it was like a prelude for what was to come.
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I am not a hereditary politician and do not have any substantial asset.
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Any time you have an injury, it's going to be tough.
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Doing collections, doing fashion is like a non-stop dialogue.
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I was playing in other rock bands. Any of those bands didn't last long.
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Hollywood would make a holocaust an animated comedy if people would pay to see it; they don't care... they just want your money.
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Legend: A lie that has attained the dignity of age.
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A man that ain't willin' to cheat for a poke don't want it bad enough.
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What surprises me, what amazes me, is that it seems the military people were expecting to stumble on large quantities of gas, chemical weapons and biological weapons.
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I don't have any respect at all for the scum-bags who went to Canada to avoid the draft or to avoid doing their fair share.
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I'm more of a tough girl, and I'm attracted to things that reflect that in my perfumes. That means sandalwood, musk, amber, and vanilla notes.
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I'm obsessed with Marcus Mumford. I've got to know him recently; he's amazing.
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I just wasn't cut out to be a Chinese Tiger Mom. I'm more of an Irish Setter Dad.
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Cultures are never merely intellectual constructs. They take form through the collective intelligence and memory, through a commonly held psychology and emotions, through spiritual and artistic communion.
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To be a follower of the Crucified means, sooner or later, a personal encounter with the cross. And the cross always entails loss.
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I've heard people on panels say, 'You must have a Web site. You need to tweet. Repeat the title of your book constantly,' and I just want to say, 'Shut up. Everything you're saying is wrong.' People will know instantly if your only motivation for tweeting is to sell books.
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When I found stand-up, it was like finding home.
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Those rebels who rise up to try to wrest back power from despotic forces will endure not only the violence of the state, but the hatred and vigilante violence meted out by the self-deluded victims of exploitation. The systems of propaganda will relentlessly demonize those who resist.
