John Berger Quotes

As Nelson Mandela has pointed out, boycott is not a principle, it is a tactic depending upon circumstances. A tactic which allows people, as distinct from their elected but often craven governments, to apply a certain pressure on those wielding power in what they, the boycotters, consider to be an unjust or immoral way.

John Berger

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: artist
  • Nationality: english
  • Birth: November 5, 1926 - January 2, 2017

Topics

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I don't make a division between an art film and commercial art.

Joe Wright

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It is easier to feel than to realize, or in any way explain, Yosemite grandeur. The magnitudes of the rocks and trees and streams are so delicately harmonized, they are mostly hidden.

John Muir

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I'm always pursuing the next dream, hunting for the next truth.

Stanley Kramer

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What did Sept. 11 do? It took me from 60-70 percent name recognition as mayor of New York to about 90 percent. Of course it had an impact. But it's not the only reason I was successful.

Rudy Giuliani

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I over-write!

Michaela Coel

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I love when someone doesn't pretend to be someone they are not.

Lourdes Leon

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I think he could win, absolutely. I think he could win because there's Trump supporters out there who aren't even revealing themselves as such. For me, that's a scary prospect because I think he'd be a disastrous president.

Louis Theroux

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I don't write thinking directly about what I'm feeling, usually. I just let myself write whatever comes out without it necessarily being directly a translation of what I'm aware that I'm feeling, you know?

Julia Holter

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If you are a writer you locate yourself behind a wall of silence and no matter what you are doing, driving a car or walking or doing housework you can still be writing, because you have that space.

Joyce Carol Oates

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I grew up around politics. I organized my first campaign when I was 14, a walk-out in my high school to protest the year-round school schedule.

Boots Riley

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Ultimately, everyone's life is complex, and it's good to show that.

Percelle Ascott

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Something that truly frustrates me is the impression in Israel that when you are talking about security, you are bold; you are tough: this is what we need against all the enemies that we have. And when someone is talking about peace, you know, it's the naive left wing, soft.

Tzipi Livni

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