"I am against nationalism, and I am against patriotism. They are both the dark side. It is time not simply to redefine a kinder-and-gentler patriotism, but to sweep away the notion and acknowledge it as morally, politically, and intellectually bankrupt. It is time to scrap patriotism."

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Source : Robert Jensen (2004). “Citizens of the Empire: The Struggle to Claim Our Humanity”, p.39, City Lights Books

Robert Jensen

#Dark Quotes #Nihilism Quotes #Sides Quotes

“The Republic doesn't exist out here. We must survive on our own.”
“I have to admit I didn't do as much as I should have back when I was mayor, but now we're getting it done. It's not where you've been but where you're going.”
“A cry-wanking scene is the struggle to live, in a single moment.”
“I'm really compulsive with music. I listen too much, and I can't listen to one thing. I love iTunes Genius.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“A novel is not an allegory.... It is the sensual experience of another world. If you don't enter that world, hold your breath with the characters and become involved in their destiny, you won't be able to empathize, and empathy is at the heart of the novel. This is how you read a novel: you inhale the experience. So start breathing.”

Source : Azar Nafisi (2003). “Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books”, p.111, Random House
“Obviously, the real issue has nothing to do with fear itself, but, rather, how we hold the fear. For some, the fear is totally irrelevant. For others, it creates a state of paralysis. The former hold their fear from a position of power (choice, energy, and action), and the latter hold it from a position of pain (helplessness, depression, and paralysis).”
“To fight evil is to fight ourselves.”

Source : Octavio Paz (1999). “Itinerary”
“Purchasing the Bobcats is the culmination of my post-playing career goal of becoming the majority owner of an NBA franchise.”

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