"The first and probably most fundamental aspect of this crisis is that we are now close to the commodification of everything. That is, historical capitalism is in crisis precisely because, in pursuing the endless accumulation of capital, it is beginning to approximate that state of being Adam Smith asserted was 'natural' to man but which has never historically existed. The 'propensity [of humanity] to truck, barter, and exchange one thing for another' has entered into domains and zones previously untouched, and the pressure to expand commodification is relatively unchecked."

-- Immanuel Wallerstein

#Men Quotes #Humanity Quotes #Historical Quotes

“I remember, when I was in university I studied history, and there was this one major historian of the Third Reich, Ian Kershaw. And his quote was, 'The path to Auschwitz was paved with indifference.' I know it's not very funny being a comedian talking about the Holocaust, but I think it's an interesting idea that not everyone in Germany had to be a raving anti-Semite. They just had to be apathetic.”

Source : "The brilliance of Sacha Baron Cohen" by Harry Phibbs, www.theguardian.com. June 4, 2009.
“Musicians tell me, if what I'm doing is right, they should never have gone to school.”
“When I'm acting in a film that I'm not producing, I stay to myself.”
“I have no skills. The only thing I could possibly do is teach.”

Source : "Victor Garber on his love for Judy Collins and his bar mitzvah encore". Interview with Marah Eakin, www.avclub.com. July 3, 2015.
“It is hard to imagine 10 years is not quite long enough to learn a lesson.”
“I came from an intellectual family. Most were doctors, preachers, teachers, businessmen. My grandfather was a small businessman. His father was an abolitionist doctor, and his father was an immigrant from Germany.”
“I tell runners... that no matter how inexperienced a runner you may be, there is nothing wrong with being intense. You don't know what you might discover.”
“It's a sad fact of modern life that if you drive long enough, sooner or later you must leave London behind.”

Source : Ben Aaronovitch (2011). “Moon Over Soho”, p.10, Del Rey

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