Michel Foucault Quotes
Do not use thought to ground a political practice in Truth; nor political action to discredit, as mere speculation, a line of thought. Use political practice as an intensifier of thought, and analysis as a multiplier of the forms and domains for the intervention of political action.
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I'm more like an animalistic rock chick.
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Do not measure your loss by itself; if you do, it will seem intolerable; but if you will take all human affairs into account you will find that some comfort is to be derived from them.
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How can you be on top of the things you do? I think when you are involved in a business, first of all you need to know the business. After that you know the business, you can - the numbers tell you what is happening. You can read with the numbers.
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I'm very much a hypochondriac, worried about dying, and not having enough time to work with the people I want to work with and being fulfilled as an actor.
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I'm so bad at baseball, I can't even hit now.
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Look, there ought to be politics in politics.
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It is better that some should be unhappy rather than that none should be happy, which would be the case in a general state of equality.
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A bad hair day for me is when it gets flat and greasy.
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Everything is being compressed into tiny tablets. You take a little pill of news every day - 23 minutes - and that's supposed to be enough.
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I told myself, 'I am teaching entrepreneurship, so I should be an entrepreneur myself.'
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Beauty is only skin deep, but it's a valuable asset if you're poor or haven't any sense.
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Michael was very specific during rehearsals. When he was pleased, he always had this charming grin.
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Thirdly, even if we assume that the world is governed by purpose, we need only add that this purpose - or, if there are several, at least one of them - is not especially intent on preventing suffering, whether it is indifferent to suffering or actually rejoices in it.
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I passed a typing test and became a member of the staff of Rear Adm. Newton.
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The stage is where I feel most comfortable, and I miss it all the time.
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Art should never try to be popular. The public should try to make itself artistic.
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Forget market or publishers or whatever. Just write with fire and joy, and in my own experience, those are the stories of mine people have wanted to read.
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I created my lane. No one can ever run my lane because it's mine. I'm the Michael Jackson of my lane. And you know, nobody was as great as Michael. I love Prince, but he's not Michael.
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As we're bombarded with the imagery that we are and now, post 9-11, it's hard not to get hardened by the world and the amount of violence that's allowed to be shown to kids these days.
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Those fields which most depend upon authoritative opinion for their data least contain known natural law.
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The object of the superior man is truth.
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The truth, as the light, makes blind.
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If you love a man, immediately you will reduce your intake of food - it's automatic.
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Do not use thought to ground a political practice in Truth; nor political action to discredit, as mere speculation, a line of thought. Use political practice as an intensifier of thought, and analysis as a multiplier of the forms and domains for the intervention of political action.
