Jacques Ellul Quotes

The intellectual who wants to do her work properly must today go back to the starting point: the woman whom she knows, and first of all to herself. It is at that level, and at no other, that she ought to begin to think about the world situation.

Jacques Ellul

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: philosopher
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: January 6, 1912 - May 19, 1994

Topics

WorkTodayWomanWorldThinkBack

I love the thrill of putting on a record and feeling like you got the wrong one from the factory.

Jim James

LoveYouFeelingWrongGotThrill

Home is where children find safety and security, where we find our identities, where citizenship starts. It usually starts with believing you're part of a community, and that is essential to having a stable home.

Matthew Desmond

HomeCommunityChildrenSafetyYou

I fight for the environment because we only have one planet, but I see how the environment affects poverty and how the environment affects women around the world.

Sophia Bush

WomenFightWorldPovertySeeI See

When I was young, I would make my parents breakfast in bed on Saturday mornings.

Tom Douglas

ParentsBreakfastSaturdayBedYoung

I think when you play a role, you always have to be a defense attorney for that character.

Matt Bomer

CharacterThinkYouPlayAlways

Judaism is one of the last of the world's matrilineal philosophies. Matriarchies are always the cultures that patriarchy attacks and decimates, because they don't spend all their money on the military like patriarchy does. They are easy prey.

Roseanne Barr

MoneyWorldEasyMilitaryCultures

The decision to divorce myself from the business side unexpectedly blew up in my face. The creative freedom I thought I was getting turned out to be anything but.

Joseph Abboud

BusinessFreedomMyselfDecisionOut

I want to take this time to thank Daniel Cormier for being my biggest rival and motivator. He has absolutely no reason to hang his head. He has been a model champion, a model husband, a model father, a teammate, a leader, and I aspire to be a lot more like that man, because he's an amazing human being.

Jon Jones

FatherLeaderTimeManAmazingWant

I've proved to be as difficult to convert as I am to hypnotize.

Christopher Hitchens

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The house itself is of minor importance. Its relation to the community is the thing that really counts.

Clarence Stein

CommunityHouseCountsImportance

This natural-hair movement has opened up the door for us to do so many things, for us to have conversations that we weren't able to have. We need this in our communities.

Richelieu Dennis

DoorNeedMovementUpThingsUs

In the literal sense, there has been no relevant evolution since the trek from Africa. But there has been substantial progress towards higher standards of rights, justice and freedom - along with all too many illustrations of how remote is the goal of a decent society.

Noam Chomsky

FreedomJusticeProgressSociety

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