"Curiously enough, it seems to be only in describing a mode of language which does not mean what it says that one can actually say what one means."

-- Paul de Man

#Mean Quotes #Doe Quotes #Language Quotes

“Chess hasn't really influenced my literature. It's true, there's a character in Pigeon Post, an old chess player; but it's more of a wink, a self-portrait and not much more.”

Source : Source: therumpus.net
“You have two things happening: You have the cultural and economic reality of men falling apart and traditional masculinity falling apart.”
“It is to our lack of proper content ("notre manque de contenu propre:;Â», Fr.), of our inner emptiness that we need occupations and distractions, otherwise ("faute de quoi", Fr.) we experience boredom, which is nothing elses than the feeling of unease that take hold of us when our spirit is not absorbed by the mirages of life.”
“Generosity is also an act of freedom, a casting off of the constraints of prudence and self-interest.”
“I will remain in relentless pursuit of continuing my lifelong dream of being an NFL quarterback.”
“If I only drink beer, nothing stronger, then by the end of the night I can generally recognize myself as a reasonable human being, and more importantly, wake up that way.”
“Figure skaters have awful perceptions of hockey players.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“We can see the film stars of yesterday in yesterdayâ€™s films, hear the voices of poest and singers on a record, keep the plays of dead dramatists upon our bookshelves, but the actor who holds his audience captive for one brief moment upon a lighted stage vanishes forever when the curtain falls.”

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