"The boundary line between self and external world bears no relation to reality; the distinction between ego and world is made by spitting out part of the inside, and swallowing in part of the outside."

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Source : Norman O. Brown (1990). “Love's Body, Reissue of 1966 edition”, p.143, Univ of California Press

Norman O. Brown

#Reality Quotes #Self Quotes #Ego Quotes

“Obvious is the most dangerous word in mathematics.”

Source : Eric Temple Bell (1938). “The queen of the sciences”
“I'm using my own person in pieces, but I'm trying to turn my person into a nonperson in the sense of a person without will, without volition. I'm subjecting myself to a scheme.”

Source : Interview with Shelley Jackson, believermag.com. January 1, 2007.
“Over past period, we have handled relations with China very carefully. We do not take provocative measures, we make sure that there are no surprises, and we hope that through channels of communication, we can gradually build up trust.”
“Prince William's pregnant wife, Kate Middleton, is past her due date. Doctors may have to induce labor. To speed up the birth, doctors have been telling the baby, 'Come on out. You will never have to work a day in your life.'”
“People YouTube me and crap and then, they probably don't want to see me after seeing a friendly posted YouTube video, so I'm constantly having to take those down.”
“People always talk about the content, in terms of the politics of it or whatever social issues are in it, and it's like, "Yeah, but I'm also a good comic." You could at least talk about the form of it, and I feel like that's always the thing that's missed.”

Source : Source: www.avclub.com
“I remember my first standup act when I was seventeen; I did a really lame song about being flat chested. I was doing it in New York, and I remember Kevin Brennan, the guy I lost my virginity to, was like "That song doesn't make sense, you have tits."”
“If Home is where the heart is then may your Home be blessed . . .”

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