"Something in the world forces us to think. This something is an object not of recognition but of a fundamental encounter."

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Source : Gilles Deleuze (2004). “Difference and Repetition”, p.176, A&C Black

Gilles Deleuze

#Thinking Quotes #Encounters Quotes #Fundamentals Quotes

“Self-sabotage is when we say we want something and then go about making sure it doesn't happen.”
“All nonstate threats to life, liberty, and property appear to be relatively petty and therefore can be dealt with. Only states can pose truly massive threats, and sooner or later the horrors with which they menace mankind invariably come to pass.”
“All the glory of the world would be buried in oblivion, unless God had provided mortals with the remedy of books.”
“I cherished hope, it is true, but it vanished when my person reflected . . .”
“She was cold by nature, self-love predominating over passion; rather than being virtuous, she preferred to have her pleasures all to herself.”
“Without my airplane I am an ordinary man, and a useless one - a trainer without a horse, a sculptor without marble, a priest without a god. Without an airplane I am a lonely consumer of hamburgers...”
“Quitters have the good sense to admit their mistakes, cut their losses, and move on.”

Source : Evan Harris (1996). “The Quit”, Fireside
“I'm not a singer. I'm a musician, which is different.”

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