"The dynamics of capitalism is postponement of enjoyment to the constantly postponed future."

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Source : Norman O. Brown (2012). “Life Against Death: The Psychoanalytical Meaning of History”, p.273, Wesleyan University Press

Norman O. Brown

#Dynamics Quotes #Enjoyment Quotes #Capitalism Quotes

“I had a very short time on that film [The Possibilities Are Endless] and it was quite strange because the process was kind of like a documentary, which was different for me. The way everything was filmed was very casual.”
“When you're a parent, then you still have to commit to this concept of, "Okay, I'm basically out of action now for three months."”
“I'm honored to be at the side of Michele Bachmann. She is a great congresswoman. She is a great human being, and she is a true American patriot.”
“I wish more and more that health were studied half as much as disease is. Why, with all the endowment of research against cancer is no study made of those who are free from cancer? Why not inquire what foods they eat, what habits of body and mind they cultivate? And why never study animals in health and natural surroundings? Why always sickened and in an environment of strangeness and artificiality?”

Source : "Threescore: The Autobiography of Sarah N. Cleghorn".
“My friends ask me for advice about guys, because I have so many brothers and I see what guys go through.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“There is a mistaken idea, ancient but still with us, that an overdose of anything from fornication to hot chocolate will teach restraint by the very results of its abuse.”
“At twilight, nature is not without loveliness, though perhaps its chief use is to illustrate quotations from the poets.”
“I get nervous before everything - dates, filming, awards shows.”

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