"To say that historical conditions made personal life possible, and with it the self-consciousness that allowed psychoanalysis to emerge, is to tell half the story: one also has to consider that the erotic impulse, ever pressing for satisfaction, had something to do with making the history that encouraged its expression."

-- Ellen Willis

#Self Quotes #Expression Quotes #Historical Quotes

“Mourning after an absent God is an evidence of a love as strong, as rejoicing in a present one.”
“I sincerely want to meet the girl that was meant for me, but I want to sleep with the girls that weren't.”
“If you want to change somebody, don't preach to him. Set an example and shut up.”

Source : "R.I.P. Jack LaLanne" by Matt Ufford, uproxx.com. January 24, 2011.
“The next album I make might be the most messed up thing ever. It's all momentary for me.”
“My mother has a very big family in Shanghai, so I have, like, almost 40 cousins, so we stayed together all the time. So by the time I get to Hong Kong, I become the only child and the only one surrounded by adults, you know.”
“I don't need a man in my life.”
“I dress a little strange. I dress a little theatrically.”
“Of course I base all my election promises and policies on opinion polls”

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