Theodor W. Adorno Quotes

Proletarian language is dictated by hunger. The poor chew words to fill their bellies.

Theodor W. Adorno

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

WordsLanguagePoorHungerChew

My fifth-grade teacher, Mrs. Poppy, had us each write a 'novel,' whatever that meant to us. It must have been 10 pages long, and we bound it and colored the front. And she wrote on mine, 'I can't wait till your real novel comes out. Give me a call.'

Andrew Sean Greer

TeacherMeWaitLongWriteShe

I teach students that what people say about failure in politics is mostly wrong. People always told me, 'They'll praise you on your way up and kick you on your way down.' That wasn't my experience. I can't walk down the street in Toronto without someone coming up and saying hello.

Michael Ignatieff

FailureExperienceWalkPoliticsMe

As a developer, it's a great feeling knowing you have made an impact. There's also a lot of responsibility that goes with that: you have to really put the city's needs first. It's not all about making money.

Stephen M. Ross

GreatResponsibilityMoneyCityYou

If you want to be a real human being - a real woman, a real man - you cannot tolerate things which put you to indignation, to outrage. You must stand up. I always say to people, 'Look around; look at what makes you unhappy, what makes you furious, and then engage yourself in some action.'

Stephane Hessel

WomanManYourselfPeopleAction

Imagine you're copying a very long document, and occasionally you'll put an A where there should be a C. And that mistake has been translated down through the generations, and more mistakes have accumulated. So the longer the lineage has been in existence, the more mistakes the sequence is going to have.

Spencer Wells

MistakesMistakeLongYouDownMore

Sister Virginia used to say, 'You'll be known by the company you keep.'

Michael Scheuer

SisterYouSayCompanyUsedKeep

I find my best writing time is actually 6 A.M., before the detritus of the day - the fish fingers and the school uniform and dogs and bills - have had a chance to clog up my brain. I can usually get 500 words done before 7 A.M. But it is difficult, and the Internet, and social networking, are terrible timesucks.

Jojo Moyes

TimeBestDayWordsSchoolBrain

Frankly, I am boring. My life is all about the film set, gym classes, and home.

Disha Patani

LifeHomeI AmMy LifeGymBoring

I saw 'Starbuck' before I ever knew I would be involved in 'Delivery Man,' but I liked it, and then a couple of months went by, and I really knew I wanted to audition for it when it became available.

Cobie Smulders

ManDeliveryInvolvedAvailableSaw

When I think about 'Since U Been Gone,' I think the first thing that comes to mind is 'Livin' On A Prayer' - they're kind of like sisters, a little bit. And 'Call Me Maybe' was so wildly original, and so quirky, and so satisfying.

Bonnie McKee

PrayerMindMeThinkKindFirst

Never promise more than you can perform.

Publilius Syrus

YouMoreNeverPromiseThanPerform

I'm Indian. I care for our Motherland.

Pawan Kalyan

CareMotherlandOurIndianI Care

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