Raoul Vaneigem Quotes

In the kingdom of consumption the citizen is king. A democratic monarchy: equality before consumption, fraternity in consumption, and freedom through consumption.

Raoul Vaneigem

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FreedomEqualityKingCitizenBefore

People have always painted me like a pessimist, like somebody who sees the glass half-empty. But I think the fact that I keep showing up and saying, 'No, there must be a way for me to live in this world,' that shows I'm an eternal optimist.

John Grant

LivePeopleMeWorldSayingThink

Where I grew up, most people were policemen. So naturally, I also wanted to be a policeman.

Anderson Silva

PeopleUpWherePolicemanMostWere

Usher is definitely somebody I came up listening to.

Tory Lanez

ListeningUpSomebodyI CameCame

My idol when I was a kid was Elizabeth Taylor.

Rita Moreno

KidIdolElizabeth TaylorElizabeth

I went through a lot of my life not being mindful of how I was living it. I wasn't mindful environmentally, or whether I was on track.

Roz Savage

LifeMy LifeLivingThroughBeing

It's one thing to be funny in a tweet. It is another to be funny for an hour.

Michelle Wolf

FunnyOne ThingHourTweetThing

I get terrible butterflies. Before I go onstage, I'll have to freak out for five minutes. I scream. It seems to help!

Josh Groban

HelpGoOutFreakGetTerrible

My mum fought for feminism in her day so instilled in me the importance of equality. She taught me so much about women.

Chris Evans

WomenDayEqualityMeSheFeminism

I worked as a prosecutor watching Catholic priests charged with sex abuse and saw firsthand how the 'circle the wagons' mentality revictimized the innocent, coddled the guilty, and made matters worse for everyone.

Christine Pelosi

SexCircleGuiltyInnocentWatching

Now that I have children, I realize taking care of my children is more fun than anything in the whole world.

Chris Rock

ChildrenFunWorldCareNowMore

As a filmmaker, you put the film out there, and you just want it to be okay. You don't want to let people down; you don't want to embarrass yourself.

Ava DuVernay

YourselfPeopleYouDownWantOkay

A snow day literally and figuratively falls from the sky, unbidden, and seems like a thing of wonder.

Susan Orlean

SnowDaySkyWonderSeemsLike

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