"What if culture itself is nothing but a halt, a break, a respite, in the pursuit of barbarity?"

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Source : Slavoj Žižek, Slavoj Zizek (2011). “Living in the End Times”, p.6, Verso

Slavoj Å½iÅ¾ek

#What If Quotes #Culture Quotes #Break Quotes

“But that's how the heart is. Stubborn and foolish.”
“When man decides he can control nature, he's in deep trouble”
“God is not on the side of the big battalions, but on the side of those who shoot best.”
“The greatest impediments to personal change always come from within, not without.”
“The struggle to be original hates conformity, but the struggle to be better disregards it, or takes advantage of it to build workable conventions.”
“I love disappearing. That's what acting is. For me it's about putting on a persona, stepping into a pair of shoes. It's my face, but I'm using it as a tool for that spirit, that character.”

Source : Interview with Anna Smith, www.ign.com. April 18, 2008.
“Living was no longer the grief behind him, but the anxiety ahead.”
“If there is any country on earth where the course of true love may be expected to run smooth, it is America.”

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