"They say that there is no reality before it has been given shape by words rules regulations. They say that in what concerns them everything has to be remade starting from basic principles. They say that in the first place the vocabulary of every language is to be examined, modified, turned upside down, that every word must be screened."

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Source : Monique Wittig (2007). “Les Guerilleres”, p.111, University of Illinois Press

Monique Wittig

#Reality Quotes #Vocabulary Quotes #Shapes Quotes

“I will say that Lynda Carter is an awesome woman.”

Source : "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
“The people who raised me musically are my mother, who is a classically trained pianist, and my stepfather.”
“The best public policy is made when you are listening to people who are going to be impacted.”
“I do not believe indeed, I deem it a comic blunder to believe that the exercise of reason is sufficient to explain our condition and where necessary to remedy it, but I do believe that the exercise of reason is at all times necessary...”
“My name is Jordan Belfort. I was raised in a tiny apartment in Queens. At the tender age of 22 I headed to Wall Street. Within months I started my own firm out of an abandoned auto body shop. The year I turned 26, I made 49 million dollars which really pissed me off because it was three shy of a million a week.”
“Because true belonging only happens when we present our authentic, imperfect selves to the world, our sense of belonging can never be greater than our level of self-acceptance.”
“The country is not priest-ridded, but press-ridden.”
“The simplest thing that can be said about any person, any relationship, is that it's not simple at all.”

Source : Carolyn Parkhurst (2010). “The Nobodies Album”, p.165, Anchor

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