"Only in imaginary experience (in the folk tale, for example), which neutralizes the sense of social realities, does the social world take the form of a universe of possibles equally possible for any possible subject."

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Source : Pierre Bourdieu (1990). “The Logic of Practice”, p.64, Stanford University Press

Pierre Bourdieu

#Reality Quotes #World Quotes #Example Quotes

“I don't follow politics; it doesn't interest me. So why should I vote?”
“To oppose the policies of a government does not mean you are against the country or the people that the government supposedly represents. Such opposition should be called what it really is: democracy, or democratic dissent, or having a critical perspective about what your leaders are doing. Either we have the right to democratic dissent and criticism of these policies or we all lie down and let the leader, the Fuhrer, do what is best, while we follow uncritically, and obey whatever he commands. That's just what the Germans did with Hitler, and look where it got them.”
“One of the wonderful things about Internet is its like a salon. It brings people together from different intellectual walks of life.”
“Can I overcome pressure? Yes. This is always my first thought.”
“In Missouri, it's a 50/50 state, so I'm kind of used to half the state being mad at me.”
“Meat is a wasteful use of water and creates a lot of greenhouse gases. It puts enormous pressure on the world's resources. A vegetarian diet is better.”

Source : "Vegetarian diet is better for the planet, says Lord Stern" by David Batty, David Adam, www.theguardian.com. October 26, 2009.
“The preservation of freedom, is not the task of soldiers alone. The whole nation has to be strong.”

Source : Lal Bahadur Shastri (1974). “Selected Speeches of Lal Bahadur Shastri: June 11, 1964 to January 10, 1966”
“The ego exists as a powerful force in Western man that cannot be dismissed or denied. The therapeutic goal is to integrate the ego with the body and its striving for pleasure and sexual fulfilment.”

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