"I was really interested in 20th century communalism and alternative communities, the boom of communes in the 60s and 70s. That led me back to the 19th century. I was shocked to find what I would describe as far more utopian ideas in the 19th century than in the 20th century. Not only were the ideas so extreme, but surprising people were adopting them."

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Source : Source: therumpus.net

Christine Jennings

#Ideas Quotes #People Quotes #Community Quotes

“Art lives from constraints and dies from freedom.”
“I love just about every aspect of the filmmaking except acting. I would never be able to do that, but the rest I really enjoy.”
“Education is a precondition to survival in America today.”
“Blood mixture and the result drop in the racial level is the sole cause of the dying out of old cultures; for men do not perish as a result of lost wars, but by the loss of that force of resistance which is continued only in pure blood. All who are not of good race in this world are chaff.”
“Music allows the great opportunity to play with people you love.”
“Love one another. We don't need more instructions; we need more examples.”
“...the characters in my books all resemble each other. They live, with minor variations, the same moments, the same perils, and when I speak of them, my language, which is inspired by them, repeats the same poems in the same tone.”
“After some reflection I have decided that while I am the president of Ecuador, I will not attend any Summit of the Americas until it begins to make the decisions required.”

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