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Giorgio Agamben Quotes

Those who are truly contemporary are those who neither perfectly coincide with their time nor adapt to its demands... Contemporariness, then, is that relationship with time that adheres to it through a disconnection.

Giorgio Agamben

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: philosopher
Nationality: italian
Birth: April 22, 1942

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Relationship Time Adapt Through Who

Inspiration doesn't really work like that - you're not looking out for it. Inspiration is something that tends to capture you rather than you capture it.

Joan Armatrading

Work Looking You Capture Inspiration

It's an honor to be presented with an opportunity to follow in the footsteps of my mentor, Mike Mansfield, who worked to strengthen and improve America's important relationships throughout Asia.

Max Baucus

Opportunity Honor America Mentor Who

I like the way remixes sound. Some of them are really creative.

Ann Wilson

Creative Way Sound Like Some Really

When I see these young girls who are dreaming the dream that I'm living, it's very very exciting and it puts a big smile on my face.

Sue Wicks

Smile Face Dream Young Living See

What's important is to get into the pitcher's head: to know what he's made of.

Tom Seaver

Know Important Head Get Made He

I've always had this term 'mad season' in my head.

Mike McCready

Mad Always Head Season Had Term

Twelve-year-old me wanted to do everything: act and sing and paint and dance.

Joss Whedon

Dance Me Everything Paint Act Sing

Being a woman is a terribly difficult task, since it consists principally in dealing with men.

Joseph Conrad

Women Men Woman Difficult Task

I look back with a mix of emotions: sadness for the people who are gone, nostalgia for times that have passed, but immense gratitude for the wonderful opportunities that came my way.

Dick Van Patten

Gratitude People Opportunities Look

You hear it in your brain. Whatever makes sense. Some songs work well as quartet songs, sometimes they don't.

Branford Marsalis

Work Brain You Sometimes Whatever

I am the first podiatrist to serve in the U.S. Congress.

Brad Wenstrup

I Am Congress First Serve Am

Like everyone else, I have my quirks. For one, I have to own only black cars and the registration has to have eights. It's not something I can explain, it's just there. Another obsession I have is smell. I have to smell good all the time.

Arjun Rampal

Good Time Black I Can Smell Explain