Banal Cultural Pessimism Quotes & Sayings

I come from a school of people, folk singers, and the tradition there is troubadours, and you're carrying a message. Now admittedly, our job is partly just to make you boogie, just make you want to dance. Part of our job is to take you on a little voyage, tell you a story. — David Crosby

What is certain is that I am not a Marxist, as someone said a long time ago, let us recall, in a witticism reported by Engels. Must we still cite Marx as an authority in order to say "I am not a Marxist"? — Jacques Derrida

I feel like being into the beat of your own drum has become too prominent in the culture. — Mos Def

Some astronauts sleep in sort of beds - compartments that you can open up and crawl into and then close up, almost like a little bedroom. — Sally Ride

There is a reason Dante made betrayal the deepest level of Hell — Laura C. Schlessinger

The Human heart is an idol factory. — John Calvin

I am slowly coming to the conclusion that it's more important to learn to work with what you've got, under the circumstances you've been given, than wishing for different ones. — Charlotte Eriksson

It is clear our nation is reliant upon big foreign oil. More and more of our imports come from overseas. — George W. Bush

Love is a contradiction. — Cassandra Clare

There are more valuable things in life than safety and comfort. Learn. You owe it to yourself. — Nnedi Okorafor