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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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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I like to hike with my dog, Webster. It helps clear my mind.
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It's shortsighted not to view the education of a future generation of Americans as a priority for all Americans.
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I would like people to get a differentiated historical view of Germany.
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I'm a proud fighter for the little guy and the people of my state who are struggling to make ends meet. That's what Louisiana values are about.
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Envy is a littleness of soul, which cannot see beyond a certain point, and if it does not occupy the whole space feels itself excluded.
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I have said from the beginning, I would spend what it would take for the people of Connecticut to know who I am and what I stand for.
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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.
