Jean-Francois Lyotard Quotes

What is new in all of this is that the old poles of attraction represented by nation-states, parties, professions, institutions, and historical traditions are losing their attraction.

Jean-Francois Lyotard

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: philosopher
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: August 10, 1924 - April 21, 1998

Topics

LosingNewOldHistoricalTraditions

Flower was a good metaphor for growth. The song is obviously about sexual responsibility, so that was the main metaphor. Also, it's like knowing who someone has been and remembering and appreciating that, but really appreciating what they are now even more.

Jody Watley

FlowerGoodGrowthResponsibility

I adore doing classic adaptations, but I also feel their frustrations and their limitations.

Andrew Davies

FeelDoingClassicLimitationsAdore

I learned early on, having known the most handsome, successful, Gary Cooper, Clark Gable, Robert Taylor, don't ever spend too much time looking in the mirror.

Robert Stack

TimeMirrorLookingHandsomeEarly

American corporations hate to give away money.

Stephen Ambrose

MoneyHateAmericanAwayGive

I am disappointed that the President made the decision to have Ambassador Froman sign the TPP agreement in New Zealand.

Rob Portman

DecisionI AmNewPresidentZealand

I come from a family of musicians.

Dianne Reeves

FamilyMusiciansCome

I thought I'd get an MBA, and then I could be anything. And I'd write on the side. That was the idea.

Dee Rees

ThoughtWriteSideAnythingGet

Writers to some extent are childish, and it's at the childish level that one really engages with any experience. What really moves you is at the very personal, childish level of the imagination. My business is the imagination, and my imagination is engaged by Asia.

Christopher Koch

BusinessExperienceImaginationYou

We need love, and to ensure love, we need to have full employment, and we need social justice. We need gender equity. We need freedom from hunger. These are our most fundamental needs as social creatures.

David Suzuki

LoveFreedomJusticeGenderNeed

When somebody says, 'Do you want to play Dr. Dre in a movie?' I mean, how do you respond to that? My initial response was 'no' because I don't think I can do it ,and I don't want to be the one to mess it up!

Corey Hawkins

ThinkYouI CanPlayWantMean

You have to strike while the iron is hot. You have to take downtime to see friends and family, but my passion is acting: pursuing those scary, challenging characters and working with passionate people.

Colin Morgan

FamilyPassionFriends And FamilyYou

When you're a kid, and someone is your best friend, you almost don't need words. It's almost like puppies in a - frolicking in a garden or something. You don't articulate stuff. You just live it.

Claire Messud

FriendLiveBestWordsBest Friend

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