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Roland Barthes Quotes

I call the discourse of power any discourse that engenders blame, hence guilt, in its recipient.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: critic
Nationality: french
Birth: November 12, 1915 - March 26, 1980

Topics

Power Blame Guilt Discourse Call

I'm still a bit of a reading glutton, I think, because I browse, read a bit of the back copy, flip through the book, read a bit of the text, and if it still seems fascinating, I read it. That's why my bedside table is so cluttered: I want to imbibe it all.

Book Reading Think Back Table Copy

We can't let 535 people continue to limit the progress of a nation of more than 300 million.

Progress People More Nation Limit

Grit, in a word, is stamina. But it's not just stamina in your effort. It's also stamina in your direction, stamina in your interests. If you are working on different things but all of them very hard, you're not really going to get anywhere. You'll never become an expert.

Angela Duckworth

Effort Direction Grit You Become

I'm pretty peaceful and calm and sweet.

Sweet Calm Peaceful Pretty

I do think actually in this case the government does get credit for funding some of the basic research.

Government Research Think Credit Get

A lot of people think I popped out of some pink cloud fully formed, ready for action, but I've been putting songs on SoundCloud since I was 16. Five people would listen and like them. I never had any expectations for myself.

Myself People Action Pink Think

If I don't have the drive and determination to wake up every day and train with young, hungry fighters, if I don't want to do that, then I need to get out of the game, but as long as my body says I'm all right, and my hunger stays the same, I'm going to keep going.

Determination Keep Going Day Wake Up

It's rare to find a film that goes for broke and says, 'To hell with the consequences.'

Hell Consequences Find Rare Film

I know a few expressions. I know what Hilary Clinton basically says in Russian when you translate her into Russian over and over and over is, 'izvinite pozhaluista.' That's, 'excuse me please, excuse me please.' Let's reset things. That's not the way you deal with folks. You show strength if you made a mistake.

Strength Mistake Me You Know Way

I'm not going to say something I shouldn't. In that way, I was probably the perfect guy to play in New England.

Perfect Play New Say Way Going

The more sin is rationalized, the greater the possibility of destruction by Satan's wolves.

Joseph B. Wirthlin

Wolves Sin Satan More Destruction

When you're out on the road touring and touring and then making records, you're just constantly looking forward, constantly working. You don't really stop to look at where you are or where you've been.

Looking Forward Looking Road Forward

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