"The human crisis is always a crisis of understanding: what we genuinely understand we can do."

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Source : 1958 Culture and Society, ch.3.

Raymond Williams

#Understanding Quotes #Crisis Quotes #Humans Quotes

“Most of the pictures we consume are propaganda.”
“Even if I'm hormonal and I feel like I've got a couple pounds of water weight, I will never starve myself, I will never, ever go on a diet.”
“Look. I was a superhero in the '90s. I said so at the time. McCartney, Weller, Townshend, Richards, my first album's better than all their first albums. Even they'd admit that.”
“I think that's what really a substantial work is, it's forever. It's the truth now and it was the truth then, and it will be the truth tomorrow.”
“I would like any type of character that I could be creative with and totally delve into.”
“That's the thing about being a Labrador retriever - you were born for fun. Seldom was your loopy, freewheeling mind cluttered by contemplation, and never at all by somber worry; every day was a romp. What else could there possibly be to life? Eating was a thrill. Pissing was a treat. Shitting was a joy. And licking your own balls? Bliss. And everywhere you went were gullible humans who patted and hugged and fussed over you.”
“When we heal ourselves, we heal the world.”
“I am a private human.”

Source : "Zosia Mamet Is Still Getting Used to Being Your New Best Friend" by Taffy Brodesser-Akner, www.nytimes.com. January 2, 2013.

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