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.
Quotes to Explore
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The ultimate aim of all creative activity is the building!
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We know that flat and non-hierarchical systems use information best. I've tried to do that with my own company because it works better that way. And society at large will work better as well if we can get rid of these old institutions and hierarchies. New innovations like the block chain can make this possible.
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It was becoming clear that, from being at the top at Holy Cross, we were at the bottom at St. Peter's. Objectively, this was very good, for it offered us a challenge and an opportunity to grow if we were ready to take it; and we surely were.
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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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To a true artist only that face is beautiful which, quite apart from its exterior, shines with the truth within the soul.
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I was not surprised to wake up alive. I suppose one is surprised only when one awakens dead.
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This business of burning human beings with napalm, of filling our nation's homes with orphans and widows, of injecting poisonous drugs of hate into veins of peoples normally humane, of sending men home from dark and bloody battlefields physically handicapped and psychologically deranged, cannot be reconciled with wisdom, justice and love.
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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.
