Christopher Lasch Quotes

A child's appetite for new toys appeal to the desire for ownership and appropriation: the appeal of toys comes to lie not in their use but in their status as possessions.

Christopher Lasch

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: historian
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: June 1, 1932 - February 14, 1994

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Micro satellites, about the size of a loaf of bread, are going to be going into space more and more.

Jim Cantrell

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People call me Joey all the time. I take it as a compliment. There's no point in correcting them. But I'm much more even-keeled and subdued and relaxed than Joey Tribbiani.

Matt LeBlanc

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I may play poorly at times, but I'll always try to give my best effort.

Son Heung-min

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If I don't write to empty my mind, I go mad.

Lord Byron

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I was dreaming of Craig Carton.

Boomer Esiason

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When I was in New York, I was making a living. We had a summer house and a car that I could put in a garage. That's something for a stage actor.

William H. Macy

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Like everyone else, I thought Messi was the best player in the world, and to be here with him now is a fantastic honour. It's a great experience watching him in training and in matches... the way he can transform a match is unbelievable.

Philippe Coutinho

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I got my first real bass guitar in my hands when I was 14 - a 1957 Fender Precision, which is still hanging on the wall in my front room. I loved the heaviness of it and the feel of the wood. I still do.

Suzi Quatro

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To go somewhere where nobody knows you, and to keep your eyes open... That was a beautiful concept in terms of putting yourself in a place to be inspired.

Peter Lindbergh

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I always liked 'The Outer Limits' as a kid. More than 'The Twilight Zone.'

Scott Derrickson

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The Law and Justice government does not want a bunch of foreign historians to decide what goes on in 'their' museum.

Norman Davies

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I've had opportunities before to run for office - the Republicans recruited me when I was surgeon general, to run for Congress, to run against Gov. Napolitano. But I didn't feel it was my calling... I felt, 'Well, I'm flattered, but I really would rather stay and be the doctor of the nation and stay as surgeon general.'

Richard Carmona

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