"The camera introduces us to unconscious optics as does psychoanalysis to unconscious impulses."

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Source : Walter Benjamin (1968). “Illuminations”, p.247, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Walter Benjamin

#Photography Quotes #Doe Quotes #Optics Quotes

“The bizarre world of cards is a world of pure power politics where rewards and punishments are meted out immediately.”
“I live and work alone and travel light, relying largely on my memory and making a point of letting #â€Ž intuition guide my way.”

Source : "Lyall Watson" by Dennis Barker, www.theguardian.com. July 22, 2008.
“The history of missions is the history of answered prayer. It is the key to the whole mission problem. All human means are secondary.”
“We find that at present the human race is divided politically into one wise man, nine knaves, and ninety fools out of every hundred. That is, by an optimistic observer. The nine knaves assemble themselves under the banner of the most knavish among them, and become politicians; the wise man stands out, because he knows himself to be hopelessly out-numbered, and devotes himself to poetry, mathematics or philosophy; while the ninety fools plod off behind the banners of the nine villains, according to fancy, into the labyrinths of chicanery, malice and warfare.”
“Jesus Christ is our supreme commander, but He operates only through His word, which is unquestionably a training manual. However, He has many interpreters, and few people see the Bible as a true training manual.”
“If you're crossing an ocean for NSConference, there's a good chance you're stopping in Amsterdam. Come a week early and check out Mdevcon. It's a great scene, and the perfect warmup, but it's also worth it just to see the most beautiful venue in the most livable city in the world. You can even attend some Appsterdam events while you're in town. ;)”
“It's inconceivable to some people that that wouldn't be the sexiest thing to do in the whole world: to be a movie star, and make money, and be pampered, and whatever.”
“Nepotism is the bedrock of social existence.”

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