"Academic Marxism is a fantasy world, and unctuous compassion-sweepstakes, into which real workers or peasants never penetrate."

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Camille Paglia

#Real Quotes #Compassion Quotes #World Quotes

“The question 'Who am I?' is not really meant to get an answer, the question 'Who am I?' is meant to dissolve the questioner.”
“Because I remember, I despair. Because I remember, I have the duty to reject despair.”
“Man's needs are infinite, and infinitude can be achieved only in the spiritual realm, never in the material.”

Source : E.F. Schumacher (1975). “Small is Beautiful”
“What is death to me? I have sown the seeds others will reap.”
“So I had a couple of years of playing trumpet. I really enjoyed it, but it was not the kind of instrument you could whip out at a party. Let's face it.”
“People should either be caressed or crushed. If you do them minor damage they will get their revenge; but if you cripple them there is nothing they can do. If you need to injure someone, do it in such a way that you do not have to fear their vengeance.”
“Some of the best cooks that I've cooked with, whether it's in New York or Chicago or even here in Philadelphia, are actually Ecuadorians. And there's something about their palates that really just inspires me, and has a really deep sense of flavor.”

Source : "Chef Jose Garces Follows His 'Latin Road Home'". "Talk of the Nation" with Lynn Neary, www.npr.org. October 4, 2012.
“Some old men, continually praise the time of their youth. In fact, you would almost think that there were no fools in their days, but unluckily they themselves are left as an example.”

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