Georges Didi-Huberman Quotes
I feel as if I spent my childhood in a world of images, basically in a world cut off from action.
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When I took the habit, the Lord immediately showed me how He favours those who do violence to themselves in order to serve Him. No one saw what I endured... At the moment of my entrance into this new state I felt a joy so great that it has never failed me even to this day; and God converted the dryness of my soul into a very great tenderness.
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Too many times, the international community has not prepared the post-conflict period in time.
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We are all so busy and constantly trying to save time and balance everything.
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In order to survive in a dangerous neighborhood, Israel has always needed to be more than tough. The country has always needed to be smart.
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I don't wanna be liked just because I'm pretty.
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I have to say, I'm still surprised anyone's nice to me, that anyone talks to me. But I think people understand that other people go through things. We're all a bit gonzo, and you're allowed to take a little time to get your head on straight.
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Any political party that includes the word 'democratic' in its name, isn't.
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We can't assign beliefs to people who don't have a voice to express them. And we can't assume what someone thinks.
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Since the adjournment of Congress the ratifications of the treaty with Great Britain for abolishing the mixed courts for the suppression of the slave trade have been exchanged. It is believed that the slave trade is now confined to the eastern coast of Africa, whence the slaves are taken to Arabian markets.
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Where theory lags behind the facts, we are dealing with miserable degenerating research programmes.
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When I'm performing music, it's like I'm doing a big improv.
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Free education for all - whilst it is a desirable notion, in South Africa it will simply not be affordable.
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Wendy Malick and Valerie Bertinelli make fun of me, but I take care of my health - I don't abuse it.
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I wasn't being followed around by paparazzi all the time. I was able to be a kid and spend that time with my family and not grow up too quickly.
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Nature is based on harmony. So it says if we want to survive and become more like nature, then we actually have to understand that it's cooperation versus competition.
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About every four years, someone says to me, 'I've got a friend who looks exactly like you.' What can you say to this?
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You can road-test relationships.
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I keep my hair curly and natural because I really just wanna show who I am.
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You have so much freedom as an actor in your character's choices, and I really learned to take advantage of that.
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In history, and in evolution, progress is always a futile, Sisyphean struggle to stay in the same relative place by getting ever better at things. Cars move through the congested streets of London no faster than horse-drawn carriages.
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People who devote themselves to a life of style are admirable.
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The most important practical lesson that can be given to nurses is to teach them what to observe - how to observe - what symptoms indicate improvement - what the reverse - which are of importance - which are of none - which are the evidence of neglect - and of what kind of neglect.
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I was in Japan, and my assistant director had worked with Kurosawa. I used quite of number of Kurosawa's crew.
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I feel as if I spent my childhood in a world of images, basically in a world cut off from action.
