Antonio Gramsci Cultural Hegemony Quotes & Sayings

Ugly truths are the biggest source of indigestion in humans. — Raheel Farooq

Art gives its vision to beauty not always recognized. And it surrenders freely
whatever power it possesses to every sincere soul that seeks it. But above all else
it presents us with the gift of ourselves. — Aberjhani

The idea that in prehistoric times a man would spend his life hunting only for the benefit of his own wife and children, who were dependent solely upon his hunting prowess for survival, is simply a projection of 1950s marital norms onto the past. — Stephanie Coontz

What has happened to our ability to dwell in the unknowing, to live inside a question and coexist with the tensions of uncertainty? Where is our willingness to incubate pain and let it birth something new? What has happened to patient unfolding, to endurance? These things are what form the ground of waiting. — Sue Monk Kidd

This was something Grandma Tilly couldn't understand
how war promises a boy it can make a man out of him. — Richard Peck

The problem we have is not Labour, in however it is configured. — Francis Maude

Allah set Hajj for the consolidation and reinforcement of the religion. — Fatima Bint Muhammad

That, Senators, is what a favour from gangs amounts to. They refrain from murdering someone; then they boast that they have spared him! — Marcus Tullius Cicero

Let me be clear here: I object - strenuously - to the sexualization of girls but not necessarily to girls having sex. I expect and want my daughter to have a healthy, joyous erotic life before marriage. Long, long, long before marriage. I do, however, want her to understand why she's doing it: not for someone else's enjoyment, not to keep a boyfriend from leaving, not because everyone else is. I want her to do it for herself. I want her to explore and understand her body's responses, her own pleasure, her own desire. I want her to be able to express her needs in relationship, to say no when she needs to, to value reciprocity, and to experience true intimacy. — Peggy Orenstein

To me, feeling good about yourself as you get older is all about your attitude - if you think you're old, you'll feel old. — Lulu

Tony's Kiss
Is like no other kiss, ever.
It wants, but does not demand.
It asks, but doesn't take.
It gives, and pleads for more.
It is filled with desire,
but also curiosity,
and it teaches me that a kiss should
come gift wrapped, not stripped naked. Most of all,
it makes me want another kiss
exactly like this one. — Ellen Hopkins

Although most Americans apparently loathe inflation, Yale economists have argued that a little inflation may be necessary to grease the wheels of the labor market and enable efficiency-enhancing changes in relative pay to occur without requiring nominal wage cuts by workers. — Janet Yellen

We rarely ever perceive others as being sensible, except for those who agree with us. — Francois De La Rochefoucauld

My dream job has always been to be a ski racer. — Mikaela Shiffrin

Who is writing these screenwriting books? Not actually writing for the studios in Hollywood. These are people that have one or a half of a credit on maybe one movie, or none. So they're all theoretical. — Thomas Lennon