Avital Ronell Quotes
Neither a pathology nor an index as such of moral default, stupidity is nonetheless linked to the most dangerous failures of human endeavor.
Quotes to Explore
-
If the interview was done in the studio, Frank McGee would automatically do it. But if I went out and got it, then the interview was mine. So I was considered a pushy cookie, because I would get the interview.
-
The only power you have is the word no.
-
Seek not the favor of the multitude; it is seldom got by honest and lawful means. But seek the testimony of few; and number not voices, but weigh them.
-
Every piece has its own identity which we develop by the rule 'We know no limits.' We follow the inspiration of the moment and don't worry if what we're playing is alternative, progressive or fusion rock.
-
I am opposed to the military use of animals. I am also opposed to the military use of men.
-
I remember moving out to L.A. straight after college and just starting to try to write scripts and trying to get stuff off the ground.
-
I think I was a pretty normal student; I just followed most of my friends.
-
Perhaps all the dragons of our lives are princesses who are only waiting to see us once beautiful and brave.
-
Without Socialism the working class is a heterogeneous mixture of different categories, some of which have independent, varying interests, sometimes opposed to each other.
-
I tell you, the paparazzi would not be sitting outside if they realized I was the most boring person in Hollywood.
-
I worry that if I enjoy something - like the songs on 'Some Nights' are about wondering about who you are. I'm never quite sure and I'd hate to feel sort of content and get a good sense of who I am because if I know one thing, that's not me. I don't mind not necessarily being happy about it. And that's fine.
-
There's always been a lot of pressure and tension on the line. If 'Pi' didn't work out, I have no idea what my career would be. I don't think I would have gotten another shot at it. If 'Requiem for a Dream' didn't work out, they would have called me a 'one-hit wonder with a sophomore slump'.
-
I grew up listening to spiritual music, Blind Willie Johnson and folk.
-
What about putting Christ back into Christmas? It is simply not necessary. Christ has never left Christmas.
-
Being a parent is very important to me.
-
The government and the opposition need to think about their people, if they actually went out and saw the conditions in which their people are living, it might actually mean that they would pause and think again about the importance of peace.
-
Private imaginings may have no outcomes in the world at all. Creativity does. Being creative involves doing something.
-
I think we need people with stronger ideals than John Kerry or Bill Clinton. I think we need people with more courage and vision.
-
Cue actor platitude, but I've been very fortunate and worked pretty consistently and have felt rather annoyingly grateful that I got to do what I got to do.
-
It's much easier to make people cry than to laugh.
-
The pillars of Hercules of the United States are vulgarity and stupidity.
-
Neither a pathology nor an index as such of moral default, stupidity is nonetheless linked to the most dangerous failures of human endeavor.
