"people who personify the system are indeed well known for not being what they seem to be; they have achieved greatness by embracing a level of reality lower than that of the most insignificant individual life- and everyone knows it."

-- Guy Debord

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“Myth was regarded as primary; it was concerned with what was thought to be timeless and constant in our existence. Myth looked back to the origins of life, to the foundations of culture, and to the deepest levels of the human mind. Myth was not concerned with practical matters, but with meaning. Unless we find some significance in our lives, we mortal men and women fall very easily into despair. The mythos of a society provided people with a context that made sense of their day-to-day lives; it directed their attention to the eternal and the universal.”

Source : Karen Armstrong (2011). “The Battle for God: A History of Fundamentalism”, p.14, Ballantine Books
“In our performance reviews with women, we need to be saying, "Are you reaching enough? Are you applying for jobs when you meet some of the criteria like men, or are you waiting to meet all the criteria like women do?" There's so much we can do to encourage women to take on more and believe in themselves.”
“Once a woman has forgiven her man, she must not reheat his sins for breakfast.”

Source : Marlene Dietrich's ABC (1962)
“Just as he who gives his life to serve a great idea is admirable, he who avails himself of a great idea to serve his personal hopes of glory and power is abominable, even if he too risks his life.”
“Itâ€™s never occurred to me that the stars are still up there shining even in the daytime when we canâ€™t see them.”
“No matter how you feel you have to act like you are very popular with yourself; very relaxed and purposeful very unconfused and not like you are walking through the sunshine singing in chains.”
“Had it not been for James Meredith, who was willing to risk his life, the University of Mississippi would still be all white.”
“It's important to make clear to all the schools at Harvard the central role of the library.”

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