"Coming to life as classics, they come to life as other than themselves; they are deprived of their antagonistic force, of the estrangement which was the very dimension of their truth."

-- Herbert Marcuse

#Dimensions Quotes #Force Quotes #Estrangement Quotes

“The fire was followed by a period of grieving and then by an incredible lightness, freedom, and mobility.”
“I can't believe that I changed so little. I expected to look old and hollow and gray, but I guess it's only me on the inside that has shriveled and deteriorated.”
“I think in some ways, it can do a listener a disservice to explain a song. I think I'd rather leave a little room for people to put themselves in it.”
“I was the first records editor at Rolling Stone, and there were no rules. There was nothing to fall back on as to how do you write about this kind of music, so people were trying absolutely everything with a great sense of freedom and experimentation and success and failure, and a feeling of, â€œMy God, people are actually paying attention to this. Letâ€™s pretend they arenâ€™t because we donâ€™t want to be intimidated by what somebody might think of what weâ€™re saying.”
“Oh, well, I'd like to have commercial success. I guess.”
“We frolic while 'tis May.”
“Nobody is going to give away the farm in Kyoto. It is not anybody's to give away. And even if the United States Senate would actually ratify a bad treaty, anything called for under the treaty would require legislation passed through both houses.”
“We judge people by their appearance so quickly, and we form opinions about people, compartmentalize people, and think we know who they are. But if you sit down and talk with someone for more than 10 minutes, you'll find something in common, no doubt whatsoever.”

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