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Theodor W. Adorno Quotes

Freedom would be not to choose between black and white but to abjure such prescribed choices.

Theodor W. Adorno

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: philosopher
Nationality: german
Birth: September 11, 1903 - August 6, 1969

Topics

Black And White Freedom Choices Black

He told me he was working as an interpreter in a doctor's office in Brookline, Massachusetts, where I was living at the time, and he was translating for a doctor who had a number of Russian patients. On my way home, after running into him, I just heard this phrase in my head.

Home Time Me Doctor Living Way

We have suffered discrimination. We have suffered isolation and undermining. But we stand up for America, oftentimes when others who think they are more patriotic, who say they are more patriotic, do not.

Stand Up Isolation Think Stand Say

Storytelling was a way to see the world bigger than the one you were looking at, and that had great appeal for me. I think, since that was part of my upbringing, it became part of me, and I wanted to pass it along to my kids and my grandkids.

Great Me World Looking Think You

But here's the thing: I had this great job, and I would still feel terribly depressed. I would just be like, 'This isn't the sweet spot. I thought this would be it, and I don't feel happy.'

Great Job Happy Sweet Thought Feel

Dave Duerson had classic pathology of CTE and no evidence of any other disease.

Classic Evidence Disease Pathology

The shepherd always tries to persuade the sheep that their interests and his own are the same.

Sheep Same Always Shepherd Own His

Don't buy this 'believe in yourself' rubbish. Why do they keep telling youngsters that? There's no point believing in yourself if you don't know what you're doing. Once you've got a vision of what you want to do, by all means stick to that passionately and doggedly. Believe in your ideas. It's not quite the same thing.

Vision Believe In Yourself Yourself

I've had jobs that allow me the flexibility to achieve work-life balance, to be there when one of the kids sinks a jump shot or for the parent-teacher meetings. I can move tasks around. If I don't get something done at the office at 4:30 in the afternoon, I can go back to it at 10:00 in the evening.

Balance Me Evening Meetings Back Go

My mother has the same kind of an arm, even today at 74. She could throw a ball from second base to home plate with something on it. I got my arm from my mother.

Roberto Clemente

Mother Home Today Kind She Same

I don't think people understand when you say you are making a micro-budget film that you are getting paid no money.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Money People Think You Understand

I like to make my own mistakes.

Mikhail Baryshnikov

Mistakes My Own Own Make Like

The harm done to Israel is damage done to the West. And delegitimizing Israel is a delegitimization of the West.

Jose Maria Aznar

Done West Israel Damage Harm

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