Jean Baudrillard Quotes

We shall never resolve the enigma of the relation between the negative foundations of greatness and that greatness itself.

Jean Baudrillard

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: sociologist
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: July 29, 1929 - March 6, 2007

Topics

GreatnessNegativeNeverResolve

With the Mongolian horse warfare, I did a lot of research into the Mongol art of war.

John Fusco

ArtWarResearchHorseWarfareDid

Like children all over the world, by the age of 10 I'd come to believe that most of the really humane creatures were not really human at all.

Andrew O'Hagan

AgeChildrenWorldBelieveHuman

Sleep is my great indulgence, and I get eight hours every night. Being chronically overtired raises stress levels in a bad way and is responsible for a lot of depressive breaks.

Andrew Solomon

GreatStressSleepNightBadWay

As with the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock, the origins of Shearith Israel trace back to a small group of religious freedom-seekers and a treacherous ocean passage to the New World.

Meir Soloveichik

OceanWorldSmallBackNewRock

I will work to bring peace to everyone - whatever economic level - as long as you are Haitian.

Jean-Bertrand Aristide

WorkPeaceLongYouWillWhatever

I feel like I'm constantly trying to avoid awkwardness. I always try to pretend that the awkwardness doesn't exist, and then it just becomes more awkward.

Julia Stiles

FeelTryingTryMoreAlwaysAwkward

Everything about Canada makes me proud to be Canadian.

Jason Priestley

MeProudCanadaEverythingCanadian

This is ridiculous, I mean, wholly ridiculous. It never did any child any harm to have something that was a tiny bit above them anyway, and I claim that anyone who can follow Doctor Who can follow absolutely anything.

Diana Wynne Jones

ChildDoctorRidiculousNeverFollow

I experienced no conflict between my mother and father, which was entirely due to my mother's compassion, intelligence, and maturity.

Christie Hefner

FatherMotherCompassionIntelligence

I will say that as I get older and calmer and quieter in my own self, the one quality in a woman that I find more and more attractive is kindness. A sense of adventure and humor is important too, but I truly find kindness and consideration for others to be the most attractive thing in anyone.

Colin Farrell

KindnessHumorQualityWomanSelf

It's always a pleasure to talk about someone else's work.

Chuck Close

WorkSomeoneTalkAlwaysPleasure

Our system presumes that there are certain principles that are more important than the temper of the times. And you must have a judge who is detached, who is independent, who is fair, who is committed only to those principles and not public pressures of other sort. That's the meaning of neutrality.

Anthony Kennedy

JudgeMeaningYouImportantMore

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