Hans-Georg Gadamer Quotes
It was clear to me that the forms of consciousness of our inherited and acquired historical education – aesthetic consciousness and historical consciousness – presented alienated forms of our true historical being.
Quotes to Explore
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I don't mind talking about 'what might have been,' but I am not one to doubt or regret most of my decisions.
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The world is too violent right now.
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A lot of my work involves instilling objects with the power of touch - a transference of soul, spirit, energy through actions.
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Working with Angela Bassett is by far the best. I've watched and admired her for years. I'm very intrigued by her work. She's so cool. I still call her 'Mom' when I see her.
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I realized that women's liberation is men's liberation, too.
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A horse never runs so fast as when he has other horses to catch up and outpace.
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'Really,' thought I, 'we call Baltimore the 'Monumental City' for its two marble columns, and here is Edinburg with one at every street-corner!'
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I wanted to study to be a dental hygienist, marry a rich dentist, and hang it up.
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Love is the difficult realization that something other than oneself is real.
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I am as bad as the worst, but, thank God, I am as good as the best.
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Oh I've done bungee jumping. Skydiving, I have motorcycles that I ride. I'm a little bit of an adrenaline junkie in that way.
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For everybody that does something bad there's gotta be someone that does something good.
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The security and the future of Jordan is hand-in-hand with the future of the Palestinians and the Israelis.
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There's always hurdles. So I just keep moving, just constantly redefining myself. That's how you stay in the race.
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When humans become gods, when our wings grow so great as to beat about the very edges of the earth, no one can answer but us.
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There should be at least one leak like the Pentagon Papers every year.
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There are people who are very resourceful, at being remorseful, and who apparently feel that the best way to make friends is to do something terrible and then make amends.
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I would lie in bed, and I was nine years old, and say to myself: 'I want to be the richest man in the world.' I've come a long way from there.
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I have contacts with the Tour de France which keep me close to cycling.
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Ah, what a dusty answer gets the soul when hot for certainties in this our life!
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I have always been interested in fashion as an informing design discipline: proportion structure, detail, materiality, texture, color and quality. With a heightened interest in, and an awareness of the built environment, the 'store' has become a critical, perceptual and psychological component of merchandising as well as imaging. Architecture and fashion are partners.
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If we could all figure out a way to just be true to ourselves and have a good time doing what we're doing, it would be a lot more fun.
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Learning about factory farms and their horrendous treatment of animals is what made me become vegetarian in the first place. I also support the education of the public on adopting pets from animal shelters or saving homeless animals off the street in lieu of buying them from pet shops.
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It was clear to me that the forms of consciousness of our inherited and acquired historical education – aesthetic consciousness and historical consciousness – presented alienated forms of our true historical being.
