"Conservatives have no understanding of modern capitalism. They have a distorted understanding of the traditional values they claim to defend."

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Christopher Lasch

#Understanding Quotes #Conservative Quotes #Modern Quotes

“Society says that men need to be bigger and stronger, and they must protect their women and so on”

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“I happen to be catholic, and I heard that the pope was asking that we abolish the death penalty and I would have to respectfully disagree with him. As many murders as I've had to deal with in my career, watching and dealing with the victim's families throughout the beginning of the incident all the way until today. There are a lot of folks that feel that they didn't have the justice that was due to them.”

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“There's a kind of perverseness or betrayal in that idea that art is somehow superior to life. Or that it's more important to write well than it is to take out the garbage.”
“Avant-garde means never having to say you're sorry.”
“I don't want to pass because I can't stand insincerities and shams. I am just as much Negro as any of the others identified with the race.”
“It is neither a culture of confrontation nor a culture of conflict which builds harmony within and between peoples, but rather a culture of encounter and a culture of dialogue; this is the only way to peace.”
“the more you live the more things reflect all around you!!!!”
“I enjoy singing the songs a certain way, but I don't even know how the writing even began. To me, it's work that is kind of invisible; it's a weird kind of work to have because you're not working, but it's not not work. Formulating your thoughts and making a melody that's catchy enough for people to listen to what you're saying is really hard!”

Source : Interview with Jayson Greene, pitchfork.com. January 24, 2014.

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