"Insofar we are death-bound, existence is urgent and frightful. Insofar as are groundless, it is vertiginous and dreamlike. Insofar as we are insatiable, it is unquiet and tormented."

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Source : Roberto Mangabeira Unger (2014). “The Religion of the Future”, p.23, Harvard University Press

Roberto Unger

#Existence Quotes #Insatiable Quotes

“Also, since art is a vehicle for the transmission of ideas through form, the reproduction of the form only reinforces the concept. It is the idea that is being reproduced. Anyone who understands the work of art owns it. We all own the Mona Lisa.”
“Jellyfish serve as a model for bioengineers for the same reason yeast were once so valuable to geneticists: they're simple to deconstruct.”
“I'm a big fan of Tom Stoppard's work, and have been since I was in school where I studied him.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“Music should be an integral part of one's life, but how one is able to access it or use it as a career vehicle will always remain in question.”

Source : Interview with Elijah Ho, www.thecounterpoints.com. October 16, 2014.
“Our chemical and other manufacturing concerns are all too often ready to let the Germans have Latin American markets, provided the American companies can work out an arrangement which will enable them to charge high prices to the consumer inside the United States.”
“Probably the most useful thing I can do as secretary of state is to assist the president in adapting and renewing the transnational institutions that were created after World War II.”
“Reports of a hurricane are unfounded.”
“If you think dope is for kicks and for thrills, you're out of your mind. There are more kicks to be had in a good case of paralytic polio or by living in an iron lung.”

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