Ariel Dorfman Quotes

You want to free the world, free humanity, from oppression? Look inside, look sideways, look at the hidden violence of language. Never forget that language is where the other, parallel violence, the cruelty exercised on the body, originates.

Ariel Dorfman

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WorldFreeLanguageYouBodyLook

There are a lot of movies that inspire me to do what I do.

Jerry Bruckheimer

MeInspireMoviesLot

TARP became so politicized that having money from it was almost like a scarlet letter. There were debates over compensation, worry that the rules were going to get changed. All the banks were desperately rushing to get that money back as soon as possible - in part, so they could pay themselves bonuses without any government restrictions.

Andrew Ross Sorkin

MoneyGovernmentWorryBackRules

Libertarians are constantly arguing with each other who is the most pure libertarian and who is most ideologically pure.

John Mackey

PureArguingLibertarianWhoMost

As writers, you spend so long trying to build your cred as a writer, and then everything comes together at the same time: your artist career happens when your songwriter career is, too.

Matthew Ramsey

TimeTogetherYouArtistCareer

By default, most of us have taken the dare to simply survive. Exist. Get through. For the most part, we live numb to life - we've grown weary and apathetic and jaded... and wounded.

Ann Voskamp

LifeLiveSurviveDareThroughNumb

There's always moments where you creep yourself out, and you think you heard something and you convince yourself that some spirit is in the room with you, but truly, I don't believe in any of that kind of thing. A lot of my friends really do.

Anna Kendrick

YourselfBelieveThinkMomentsYou

If Thomas Jefferson had heard us, he probably would have said, 'We shouldn't have free speech.'

Robin Quivers

FreeSpeechSaidFree SpeechUsHe

When we trust God more than our feelings, it confuses the devil. I mean, when he throws you his best shot and he can't budge you from believing God, he won't know what to do with you anymore.

Joyce Meyer

GodTrustBestDevilYouFeelings

If I'm ever having a good time, I'll write about it so I'll remember it.

Brantley Gilbert

GoodTimeHaving A Good TimeRemember

I don't think most analysts understand that whether I work a 70-hour week or an 80-hour week, I take my head with me when I go home.

Les Wexner

WorkHomeMeThinkWeekUnderstand

Awards season is big for me - I love following all the films and who might be nominated.

Kendrick Sampson

LoveMeAwardsBigSeasonWho

Money can buy you a fine dog, but only love can make him wag his tail.

Kinky Friedman

DogLoveMoneyPetYouHim

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