Milan Kundera Quotes

The worth of a human being lies in the ability to extend oneself, to go outside oneself, to exist in and for other people.

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• It was darn nigh impossible for women in rock in the '70s. There wasn't a mold if you were a woman and you were in the entertainment in the '70s. You were probably a disco diva or a folk singer, or simply ornamental. Radio would play only one woman per hour.

  

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• I think Americans still can't help but respond to the natural authority of this voice. Deep down they long to be told what to do by a British accent. That's why so many infomercials have British people.

  

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• The worth of a human being lies in the ability to extend oneself, to go outside oneself, to exist in and for other people.

  

  Milan Kundera
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  • Humans
  • Oneself