"Alienation as we find it in modern society is almost totalâ€¦ Man has created a world of man-made things as it never existed before. He has constructed a complicated social machine to administer the technical machine he built. The more powerful and gigantic the forces are which he unleashes, the more powerless he feels himself as a human being. He is owned by his creations, and has lost ownership of himself."

-- Erich Fromm

#Powerful Quotes #Men Quotes #World Quotes

“The world is rated R, and no one is checking IDs. Do not try to make it G by imagining the shadows away. Do not try to hide your children from the world forever, but do not try to pretend there is no danger. Train them. Give them sharp eyes and bellies full of laughter. Make them dangerous. Make them yeast, and when theyâ€™ve grown, they will pollute the shadows.”

Source : "Notes From The Tilt-A-Whirl: Wide-Eyed Wonder in God's Spoken World".
“I hope to build a house with my films. Some of them are the cellar, some are the walls, and some are the windows. But I hope in time there will be a house.”

Source : Quoted in Leslie Halliwell Halliwell's Filmgoer's Companion (1993).
“Those men that in their writings are most wise Own nothing but their blind, stupefied hearts.”
“I really feel like the sky is the limit with the Innocent Criminals today.”
“I have to re-create the universe every morning when I wake up, and kill it in the evening.”
“There are two kinds of books in this world. One improves the mind, the other the bank balance. Sometimes they're the same -- but not often. Most publishers find combining the two is the only way to stay afloat.”
“There is need for a crusade of manliness and purity to counteract and nullify the savage work of those who think man is a beast. And that crusade is your work.”
“Touring, and being in a band, it's almost like the other stuff, the other parts of life, get put on hold.”

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