"I am not in front of my body, I am in it or rather I am it... If we can still speak of interpretation in relation to the perception of one's own body, we shall have to say that it interprets itself."

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Source : Maurice Merleau-Ponty (2002). “Phenomenology of Perception”, p.173, Routledge

Maurice Merleau-Ponty

#Perception Quotes #Body Quotes #Speak Quotes

“You always know the mark of a coward. A coward hides behind freedom. A brave person stands in front of freedom and defends it for others.”
“I see much less of an ambition gap and much more of a workplace and society that isn't allowing us to use the talent that is multiplied well beyond this room ... There are millions of women out there who ... need more than, Honey, you can do it if you try hard enough.”
“Religious liberalism affirms the moral obligation to direct one's effort toward the establishment of a just and *loving* community.”

Source : James Luther Adams (1976). “On being human religiously: selected essays in religion and society”, Beacon Press (MA)
“You must understand, that for a daughter to protect her father's image is natural; Freud built a whole career around it.”

Source : Interview with Kristin McCracken, www.huffingtonpost.com. October 22, 2012.
“A hare is not caught with a drum.”
“And, moreover, it is art in its most general and comprehensive form that is here discussed, for the dialogue embraces everything connected with it, from its greatest object, the state, to its least, the embellishment of sensuous existence.”

Source : Friedrich Schleiermacher (1836). “Introductions to the Dialogues of Plato”, p.173
“Nobody really cares if youâ€™re miserable, so you might as well be happy, and make the most of where you are”
“I'm always cautious about overstepping any boundaries. At the end of the day, it's a director's medium, and if they don't want to hear from me I just step back.”

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