Michel Foucault Quotes

Penal law was not created by the common people, nor by the peasantry, nor by the proletariat, but entirely by the bourgeoisie as an important tactical weapon in this system of divisions which they wished to introduce.

Michel Foucault

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: historian
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: October 15, 1926 - June 25, 1984

Topics

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I like the purity of stand-up because it is all about whether people laugh at your jokes. Either they laugh or they don't.

Jo Brand

PeopleLaughJokesPurityBecause

Medical costs are soaring because our health-care system is totally screwed up. Doctors and hospitals have every incentive to spend on unnecessary tests, drugs, and procedures.

Robert Reich

MedicalUpSystemIncentiveTests

I never wanted to play a character that hated herself. I wanted people to know that those aren't the only roles for people like me, normal girls.

Amber Riley

CharacterPeopleMePlayKnowNever

I think that opera in Europe is 30 years ahead of America. There is a broader range of material presented to the public. They value contemporary opera.

Robert Wilson

ValueThinkAmericaAheadOpera

The original 'Star Trek' is very much a product of the '60s - the new frontier, optimism, the idea of bringing democracy to the galaxy. It's still a timeless show, but it's very much a show made in the 1960s.

Ronald D. Moore

OptimismDemocracyNewGalaxyStar

In the 1950s, we had all these B-grade science-fiction movies. The point was to scare the public and get them to buy popcorn. No attempt was made to create movies that were somewhat inherent to the truth.

Michio Kaku

TruthCreateMoviesPopcornBuyGet

We, in America and Great Britain, have never had to live with evil and ignore it, or pretend it wasn't happening, as people did all over Europe, and indeed, even in Germany herself.

Michael Korda

LiveGreatPeopleEvilAmericaOver

You only get one shot in your life, and you might as well push yourself and try things.

Jason Statham

LifeYourselfPushYouTryThings

I don't really consider myself a model, to be honest. I respect designers; I think it's another art, you know.

Josephine de La Baume

RespectArtMyselfThinkYouKnow

The Grateful Dead were an influence on our music but they weren't by a long shot the biggest influence.

Jon Fishman

MusicGratefulInfluenceLongDead

I am kind of a freak of nature who has loose joints, and I was able to put my legs behind my head, and it looked weird to people when I was a kid, so I kept doing it. It's a great party gag.

Doug Jones

NatureGreatI AmPeopleWeirdKind

Everybody already knows what Godzilla is.

Dean Devlin

GodzillaKnowsEverybody

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