"Thinking begins when you ask really difficult questions."

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Source : "Slavoj Zizek: I am not the world’s hippest philosopher!". Interview with Katie Engelhart, www.salon.com. December 29, 2012.

Slavoj Å½iÅ¾ek

#Thinking Quotes #Difficult Quotes

“In fiction, it's as if you enter a dream world that you created, but your characters have their own free will. They don't do what you want them to do - they get into trouble, do drugs, fight over petty things, and do outrageous things that you wouldn't want your children to do. In other words, you can only provide the background, the seeds - in my case the background of the Vietnamese refugee.”

Source : "‘Birds of Paradise Lost’: A Conversation With Author Andrew Lam". Interview with Anna Challet, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 5, 2013.
“I would much rather see responsibilities exercised by individuals than have them imposed by the government.”

Source : "On the Frontier: An Interview with Esther Dyson". Interview with Virginia Postrel, reason.com. October, 1996.
“When you first are in front of the camera as a young person, you'd be surprised at all the insecurities you can get.”
“I'm afraid that's inappropriate behavior for the schoolyard," Xavier teased. "I know my charm is hard to resist, but please tray and control yourself.”
“I'm not taking power. I'm catalyzing systemic change.”

Source : "Ashraf Ghani: U.S. Critical To Afghanistan's Future". "The Two-Way" with David Greene, Renee Montagne, www.npr.org. March 22, 2015.
“We are all proud of is World War II where we went in, we were decisive, we came to the conclusion that freedom prevailed, and we were heroes.”
“Gradually the live TV scene simmered out, replaced by film, and that took place in L.A. So many actors left New York.”
“How different everything is when you are with the right people!”

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