"We live in imaginary, virtual worlds created by corporations that profit from our deception."

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Source : Chris Hedges (2014). “Empire of Illusion: The End of Literacy and the Triumph of Spectacle”, p.52, Nation Books

Chris Hedges

#Deception Quotes #World Quotes #Corporations Quotes

“For men obsessed with women's underwear, a course in washing, ironing and mending is recommended.”
“I think reality television is such a special talent.”
“I often think there are three primary responses to suffering - rage, intoxication, or growth. We either want revenge for our pain, or we numb ourselves with the endless array of intoxicants available to us, from drugs to overwork, or we grow in empathy. Emptiness can transform into spaciousness; lack can become an agent of social action. But I think many of us struggle to remain on that third path without backsliding into the other two. I do.”

Source : Source: www.commonwealmagazine.org
“I think if more people would understand how simple and what really feminism is, I would imagine that most men I know are feminists without verbalising or saying so.”

Source : Source: www.kaltblut-magazine.com
“I have preached God's truth, so far as I know it, and I have not been ashamed of its peculiarities. That I might not stultify my testimony, I have cut myself clear of those who error from the faith, and even from those who associate with them.”
“When you're that successful, things have a momentum, and at a certain point you can't really tell whether you have created the momentum or it's creating you.”
“I find that more and more I'm trying to entertain myself when I'm working, because I know the work's going to go to a horrible place.”
“There must always remain something that is antagonistic to good.”

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