Theodor W. Adorno Quotes

In his state of complete powerlessness the individual perceives the time he has left to live as a brief reprieve.

Theodor W. Adorno

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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Connecting with the kids is a great joy for me. I love meeting them backstage or at a signing event. I am overwhelmed when I meet kids who struggle with terminal illnesses.

Jodi Benson

LoveGreatStruggleI AmJoyMe

Bronagh looks after the kids and without her the family would disintegrate... there are some things you can't discuss with anyone other than your wife. There has to be a strong bond of trust.

John Key

FamilyTrustWifeBondStrongYou

Detroit is really a model for how wealthier and whiter Americans escape the costs of public goods they'd otherwise share with poorer and darker Americans.

Robert Reich

DetroitEscapeShareCostsModel

Law is vulnerable to the winds of intellectual or moral fashion, which it then validates as the commands of our most basic concept.

Robert Bork

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Sadly, embryonic stem cell research is completely legal in this country and has been going on at universities and research facilities for years.

Mike Pence

ScienceResearchLegalCountryYears

I'm never not going to be interested in young girls who are struggling in poor places.

Michelle Tea

YoungPlacesPoorNeverGoingWho

All voices are important, and yet it seems that people of color have a lot to say, particularly if you look through the poetry of young people - a lot of questions and a lot of concerns about immigration and security issues, you name it - big questions.

Juan Felipe Herrera

PoetryPeopleColorNameQuestions

Logic plus logic equals the illogical. Do you know what I mean?

Jason Schwartzman

LogicYouKnowMeanDo You Know

I can't listen to rap music; it's not my thing. They say that they're the modern poets: of course they are, but it's not for me.

Bradley Walsh

MusicMeSayListenThey SayRap

The more money the louder it talks.

Arnold Rothstein

MoneyMoreLouderTalks

If I would take a job with a professional league, I need to be ready.

Thomas Dooley

JobProfessionalReadyNeedTake

We may know the chemical structure of medicinal drugs, but we frequently have a very incomplete understanding of how they work.

Mark Walport

WorkUnderstandingKnowStructure

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