"The so-called consumer society and the politics of corporate capitalism have created a second nature of man which ties him libidinally and aggressively to the commodity form. The need for possessing, consuming, handling and constantly renewing the gadgets, devices, instruments, engines, offered to and imposed upon the people, for using these wares even at the danger of oneâ€™s own destruction, has become a â€œbiologicalâ€ need."

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Source : Herbert Marcuse (1969). “An Essay on Liberation”, Boston : Beacon Press

Herbert Marcuse

#Men Quotes #Ties Quotes #People Quotes

“It's funny. All you have to do is say something nobody understands and they'll do practically anything you want them to.”

Source : J. D. SALINGER (1951). “THE CATCHER IN THE RYE”
“I think life is instinct, and I just really go by that. That's one of the things I've learned - to always trust my instinct and it's always served me well.”
“Never underestimate the power of dreams and the influence of the human spirit. We are all the same in this notion: The potential for greatness lives within each of us.”

Source : "50 stunning Olympic moments No35: Wilma Rudolph's triple gold in 1960" by Rob Bagchi, www.theguardian.com. June 1, 2012.
“Any veteran can tell you it is already hard enough to see a doctor down at the VA and get the health care they were promised when they signed up to serve this country.”
“It's a pleasure to play my sister because everything I've accused her of my whole life, I can now re-enact before her eyes.”
“Laugh a lot. Laughter will make even the dreariest situations a whole lot more enjoyable.”
“Nowadays, with history not being taught anymore in American public schools, self-esteem is taking its place.”
“I'm very romantic when I masturbate. Sometimes I light a candle...then I try and shoot it out. It's like a carnival.”

Source : "Skanks for the Memories". Comedy album, February 4, 2003.

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