Mikhail Bakunin Quotes
The first revolt is against the supreme tyranny of theology, of the phantom of God. As long as we have a master in heaven, we will be slaves on earth.
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That's my mentality. Just because somebody has fouled me, there is no reason for me to be nasty to him. I try to respect football as much as possible, and when someone is injured, you put the ball out.
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Between the conceptionAnd the creationBetween the emotionAnd the responseFalls the Shadow
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I cannot say why I wanted to paint. The only answer is in the pictures themselves.
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I’m just very careful with my words when I write. Obsessively careful. I’m the sort of person who worries about the difference between 'slim' and 'slender.'
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Nationalism and racism, to take two examples, are the culturally nurtured outgrowths of simple tribalism.
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We work very closely together on the issue of annexation of Crimea and Russia’s attempt to actually conquer Ukraine. And actually they did so - conquered part of the territory. We tried to come to a peaceful settlement here on this.
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There was such sanity in his voice; a politician’s sanity, as he sold his flock the wisdom of the bomb. This soulless certainty was more chilling than hysteria or malice.
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Everybody thinks that equality comes from identifying people, and that's not where equality comes from.
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Art is observing society around you, representing it through your eyes.
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Food decisions - do I eat this or not? - are always going to be there.
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Life presents itself in constantly changing ways, but you're able to accept the challenges, rather than recoil, throw up your hands, and go on a binge.
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When technology reaches that level of invisibility in our lives, that's our ultimate goal. It vanishes into our lives. It says, 'You don't have to do the work; I'll do the work.'
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Having a profile means you have to be cautious of who you let into your world, as you don't know if they're being genuine or not, but it's more that it can be a strain on your relationships.
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Being a leading man can come in many different forms.
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I read a quote to the effect that we are always writing about ourselves no matter what we're doing. That may be so.
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When I meet somebody, I hang out with them, and it's all good, but I don't take it too seriously.
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I had a little teddy bear called Gordon the gopher. I took him to bed with me, he'd come to school with me cos he was my favourite.
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On the road we're somebody else's guests - and we play in a way that they're not going to forget we visited them.
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We are committed to the proposition that principles of morality and considerations for our own security will never permit us to acquiesce in a peace dictated by aggressors and sponsored by appeasers. We know that enduring peace cannot be bought at the cost of other people's freedom.
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Birds the more white, against green streamBlooms burst to flame, against blue hillsI glance, the spring is gone again.What day, what day, can I go home?
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I sat down and tried to rest. I could not; though I had been on foot all day, I could not now repose an instant; I was too much excited. A phase of my life was closing tonight, a new one opening tomorrow: impossible to slumber in the interval; I must watch feverishly while the change was being accomplished.
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I don't like writing with real people in mind.
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The first revolt is against the supreme tyranny of theology, of the phantom of God. As long as we have a master in heaven, we will be slaves on earth.
