Jacques Lacan Quotes

In other words, the man who is born into existence deals first with language; this is a given. He is even caught in it before his birth.

Jacques Lacan

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There's an interesting contrast between born Catholics and converts. Converts are often much more rule-directed. Catholicism isn't something that they breathed in from their childhood, so they think that if you don't toe the line on abstract doctrine you can't be part of the Church.

Garry Wills
- Think
- Interesting
- Church
There was a film called 'FM,' and we were asked to do the title song. And I said, 'Does it have to have any specific words?' And they said, 'No, it just has to be about FM radio.' It took a day or two to write.

Walter Becker Steely Dan
- Song
- Words
- Day
My background playing soccer gave me a natural advantage over many of the American-born players.

Hakeem Olajuwon
- Me
- Born
- Playing
If I were dying, my last words would be: Have faith and pursue the unknown end.

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.
- Words
- Faith
- End
I wouldn't trivialize my existence into a hashtag.

Halsey
- Existence
If you want a bourgeois existence, you shouldn't be an actor. You're in the wrong profession.

Uta Hagen
- Want
- Actor
- Existence