Al Alvarez Quotes
Mass democracy, mass morality and the mass media thrive independently of the individual, who joins them only at the cost of at least a partial perversion of his instincts and insights. He pays for his social ease with what used to be called his soul – his discriminations, his uniqueness, his psychic energy, his self.
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The new meaning of soul is creativity and mysticism. These will become the foundation of the new psychological type and with him or her will come the new civilization.
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I had a lot of energy, and my mom decided to look for a place where I can spend the energy, because I was jumping on the couch and furniture, and I was jumping on the top of the things in the house.
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I think the fossil fuel industry is genuinely freaked out by the combination of the price collapse, the divestment movement, and that fact that renewable energy is getting so cheap so fast.
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Myth is an attempt to narrate a whole human experience, of which the purpose is too deep, going too deep in the blood and soul, for mental explanation or description.
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I love C-3PO; I love the girl from 'Ex Machina' - these kind of robots that have so much soul that you feel for them.
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A lot of my creative energy is spent coming up with a concept that, once I get it, I feel like it writes itself.
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God will not damn a lunatic's soul. He knows that the powers of evil are too great for those of us with weak minds.
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Fundamentalists are not friends of democracy. And that includes your fundamentalists in the United States.
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The 'democracy gap' in our politics and elections spells a deep sense of powerlessness by people who drop out, do not vote, or listlessly vote for the 'least worst' every four years and then wonder why after every cycle the 'least worst' gets worse.
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I love the energy over here in the U.K., the hospitality is insane.
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Curiosity is natural to the soul of man and interesting objects have a powerful influence on our affections.
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Energy companies, such as Chevron and Shell, and oil producing countries, such as Kuwait and Venezuela, pump crude oil from their vast land holdings and sell it on the world market.
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Equality is the soul of liberty; there is, in fact, no liberty without it.
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If I write something, and I'm going to put in all that love and energy, I want to direct it.
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We have been deformed by educational and religious institutions that treat us as members of an audience instead of actors in a drama, so we become adults who treat democracy as a spectator sport.
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A soul occupied with great ideas performs small duties.
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The tragic nuclear accident at Fukushima underscored the urgent need to enhance nuclear safety and the international emergency response framework. I commend the International Atomic Energy Agency for its work.
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Love is the beauty of the soul.
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I met my wife, Nia Vardalos, at The Second City, and she was chomping at the bit to move to L.A.
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Crony capitalism is much easier than competing in an open market. But it erodes our overall standard of living and stifles entrepreneurs by rewarding the politically favored rather than those who provide what consumers want.
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The best government is the least government. In some areas, I'm libertarian. I don't subscribe to any one party; they are all bad.
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We need to be able to live in the city without a car; we need to be able to get around. The transit system has to be strong and work for everyone.
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Anglo-Saxons created a vernacular literature to which the continental nations at that time could show no parallel.
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Mass democracy, mass morality and the mass media thrive independently of the individual, who joins them only at the cost of at least a partial perversion of his instincts and insights. He pays for his social ease with what used to be called his soul – his discriminations, his uniqueness, his psychic energy, his self.
