Walter Benjamin Quotes
A curious paradox: people have only the narrowest private interest in mind when they act, yet they are at the same time more than ever determined in their behavior by the instincts of the mass. ... The diversity of individual goals is immaterial in face of the identity of the determining forces.
Quotes to Explore
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Graffiti has an interesting relationship to the broader world of hip-hop: It's part of the culture, but also in a weird way a stepchild of the culture.
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Sometimes I try a Mai Tai. It's so fruity. It's a little embarrassing, but I like it.
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There's only two people in your life you should lie to... the police and your girlfriend.
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I don't know how people recognize me.
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Each person is living for himself; his own happiness is all he can ever personally feel.
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We love those who know the worst of us and don't turn their faces away.
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Local innovation and initiative can help us better understand how to protect our environment.
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As Mayor, I will use my experience to make San Francisco a place where small businesses can thrive.
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It's easy to make a film, but it's hard to make a career of being a filmmaker.
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Dave thought he was bigger than Van Halen the band. So there was this catfight going on for 10 years.
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I stand for freedom of expression, doing what you believe in, and going after your dreams.
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In its conception the literature prize belongs to days when a writer could still be thought of as, by virtue of his or her occupation, a sage, someone with no institutional affiliations who could offer an authoritative word on our times as well as on our moral life.
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I've always had this sneaking suspicion that I get a kick out of the insecurity.
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I feel like there's so much darkness in all of my books.
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Orthodox Christianity, by playing upon the emotions of man, is able to accomplish wonders toward keeping him in order and relieving his mind. It can frighten or cajole him away from evil more effectively than could reason.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson would definitely be my homeboy.
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So we're living by that sword, and we're going to cut every now and then from it's backlash.
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I've had loss in my life, and I like to think my mother's energy lives on in some faintly Buddhist way. I do find some comfort there.
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We all look at the same object in different ways.
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Our intent is to operate Time Warner as it operates today, with autonomy in its divisions, including the world-class creative talent and journalists that make Time Warner a leader in entertainment and news.
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We all have a tendency to think that the world must conform to our prejudices. The opposite view involves some effort of thought, and most people would die sooner than think – in fact they do so.
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I dress women the way I see them and the way I envision them from day one, thus my customer knows that what she is looking for she will get.
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If a script comes together, and you end up liking the people who are part of it, that's when you can make magic happen. It's a huge combination of trying to find something you think you can deliver on and a director you think you can collaborate with to make a good picture.
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A curious paradox: people have only the narrowest private interest in mind when they act, yet they are at the same time more than ever determined in their behavior by the instincts of the mass. ... The diversity of individual goals is immaterial in face of the identity of the determining forces.
