"What we call ideology is precisely the confusion of linguistic with natural reality, of reference with phenomenalism"

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Source : Paul De Man (1986). “The Resistance to Theory”, p.11, Manchester University Press

Paul de Man

#Reality Quotes #Confusion Quotes #Natural Quotes

“Where can one find a profounder desolation than in the poor child who has lost its mother?”
“Illiteracy must be banished from the land if we shall attain that high destiny as the foremost of the enlightened nations of the world which, under Providence, we ought to achieve.”

Source : William McKinley (2012). “A Supplement to A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents”, p.19, tredition
“The image is one thing and the human being is another. It's very hard to live up to an image, put it that way.”
“Most of my inspiration, if that's the word, came from books themselves.”
“I love 'Breathe' with Taylor (Swift) but I've been performing 'Lucky' with Jason (MRaz) all over the world in the past year so I'm glad that's what won.”
“The heart's in it then, spinning dreams, and torment is on the way. The heart makes dreams seem like ideas.”

Source : Daniel Woodrell (2012). “Winter's Bone”, p.32, Hachette UK
“Don't try to make intelligent decisions when your brain is hyped”
“Poetry can be the bridge, the crossover point in the mind between the physical and the spiritual. A place where the two can meet.”

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