"I came to see that man finds meaning in his existence only through the active demonstration of his human self, a cosmos comprising the entire constellation of life's factors: culture, civilization, tradition, history, ideals, facts, physical conditions, one's mental state, the ecology, and so on."

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Source : Pramoedya Ananta Toer, Willem Samuels (1999). “The Mute's soliloquy: a memoir”, Hyperion Books

Pramoedya Ananta Toer

#Men Quotes #Self Quotes #Civilization Quotes

“How many times do I have to say it? â€¦ Well, it can't be any clearer than 'I've never taken drugs.'”
“Director Michelle MacLaren is the John Cage of this malevolent silence, able to wield it as precisely as a pointillist with a paintbrush. And with 'To'hajiilee,' the final episode of Breaking Bad she'll ever direct, she has painted her masterpiece. Under the unblinking eye of her relentless camera, this was television not as entertainment but as endurance. It was agonizing, nauseating, unbearable. I loved every minute but hated every second. I couldn't wait for it to be over but I never wanted it to end. And I especially never wanted it to end like that.”
“Television, I'm afraid, has isolated us more than race, class, or ethnicity.”
“I shift, an infinitesimal movement, towards him. It is like the leap from a waterfall. I do not know, until then, what I am going to do.”
“I try to balance it out on the whole. Being a mum is always the priority. Next, it's taking care of yourself. Right now, I get to only work two days a week - it's a dream. I can't imagine how hard it is for mothers who work 40 hours a week.”
“Why was it that the instant you sent someone a check, no matter how worthy the organization, the first thing they did was ask you for more? Irritating, and a waste of the money she had just sent them.”

Source : Dana Stabenow (2013). “The Kate Shugak Investigation - Box Set: A Kate Shugak Investigation:”, p.2338, Head of Zeus
“Because I'm a young black man driving a really nice, expensive car, I sometimes get harassed when I'm rolling through a ghetto neighbourhood.”
“I may not be able to keep fighting for money... but I will always have to fight for my dignity, because that's who I am.”

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