Varenbergwandeling Quotes & Sayings

A kitsch novel describes the world not as it really is, but as it is hoped and feared to be ... — Hermann Broch

And the point is, is it possible for the mind to be totally free from suffering and yet not become indifferent, callous, irresponsible, but to have that passion, the intensity, the energy that freedom brings, freedom from suffering. — Jiddu Krishnamurti

At Harvard, direct cinema was the core of the film department, and most of the students were trying to make socially conscious works, but I was trying to combine fiction and non-fiction to show how our seemingly factual world is constituted through fantasy and stories. — Joshua Oppenheimer

We talk about the value of hard work but tell ourselves that the reason we're not working is some perceived unfairness: Obama shut down the coal mines, or all the jobs went to the Chinese. These are the lies we tell ourselves to solve the cognitive dissonance - the broken connection between the world we see and the values we preach. — J.D. Vance

You cannot defend your design without knowing what you're designing for. — I.M. Pei

A bridge has no allegiance to either side. — Les Coleman

It's hard to be free but when it works, it's worth it! — Janis Joplin

To use is necessary. And if you can't be used, then you're useless. — Kanye West

Do not arrive as an interruption or disruption, attempting to divert your reader's attention from the object it is focused on, fighting to interest him in something different from what he is already, at this moment, interested in. Instead, align yourself with the subjects already possessing his attention, the matters already garnering his interest, the self-talk conversation already occurring in his mind, and the conversations he is already having around the water-cooler at work or at the kitchen table at home with peers, friends, and family. — Dan S. Kennedy

How can one be a woman and not be a feminist? That's my question. — Debbie Harry

In all your getting, get understanding. — Jacqueline Woodson

Some sins may help you to remember Allah while some blessings may cause you to forget Him — Boonaa Mohammed

After being on the court for six hours, being on TV is very glamorous and fun for me. But tennis is always going to be my priority. It's not going to be this thing when all of a sudden TV will get in the way of that. — Maria Sharapova