"Complaints about the social irresponsibility of the intellectual typically concern the intellectual's tendency to marginalize herself, to move out from one community by interior identification of herself with some other community for example, another country or historical period. ... It is not clear that those who thus marginalize themselves can be criticized for social irresponsibility. One cannot be irresponsible toward a community of which one does not think of oneself as a member. Otherwise runaway slaves and tunnelers under the Berlin Wall would be irresponsible."

-- Richard Rorty

#Country Quotes #Wall Quotes #Moving Quotes

“And I never started to plow in my life That some one did not stop in the road And take me away to a dance or picnic. I ended up with forty acres; I ended up with a broken fiddleâ€” And a broken laugh, and a thousand memories, And not a single regret.”

Source : Edgar Lee Masters (2012). “Spoon River Anthology”, p.62, The Floating Press
“Under government ownership corruption can flourish just as rankly as under private ownership.”
“The South is brutalized to a degree not realized by its own inhabitants, and the very foundation of government, law and order, are imperilled.”
“Coitus is random, children are definite.”
“Modern theologians are like a pack of dogs who spend most of their time sniffing each other's behinds.”
“When I accomplish a challenging goal it is one of the most powerful and wonderful feelings in the world.”
“Many of the Universities have very good Theatre Departments these days.”
“There is a film called 'A Separation.' If you see it playing, go see it. It's beautiful. It's so well written and the acting is amazing. It's one of those films that you would love to be a part of.”

Source : "Demian Bichir Talks A BETTER LIFE, Chris Weitz, Auditioning for TWILIGHT: NEW MOON, and More at SBIFF". Interview, collider.com. February 5, 2012.

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