"Ideas, cultures, and histories cannot seriously be understood or studied without their force, or more precisely their configurations of power, also being studied."

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Source : Edward W. Said (2014). “Orientalism”, p.5, Vintage

Edward Said

#Ideas Quotes #Culture Quotes #Force Quotes

“I mean, the only thing that matters to me is getting to the work - getting to do the work. And I don't really care where it is: whether it's on stage or on television or in film.”
“To me, the harmonica is like a voice.”

Source : "Ben Harper And Charlie Musselwhite Get Muddy". "Morning Edition" with Steve Inskeep and Renee Montagne, www.npr.org. January 31, 2013.
“Great art changes you.”
“To become a lifelong reader, one has to do a lot of varied and interesting reading.”
“Don't talk about what you have done or what you are going to do.”
“Our business in life is not to get ahead of others, but to get ahead of ourselves-to breakour own records, to outstrip our yesterday by our today."Stewart B. Johnson"Men rule because women let them. Male misogyny is real enough, and it has dreadful consequences, but female misogyny is what keeps women out of power.”
“Every couple goes through things.”
“If you know something is morally reprehensible, then it is your moral obligation to stop it as soon as possible.”

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