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Ivan Illich Quotes

Up to now, economic development has always meant that people, instead of doing something, are enabled to buy it... Economic development has also meant that, after a time, people must buy the commodity because the conditions under which they could get along without it had disappeared from their physical, social, or cultural environment.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: sociologist
Nationality: american
Birth: September 4, 1926 - December 2, 2002

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Time People Environment Doing Now

There's something uniquely aggravating about the smugness of liberal Hollywood.

Hollywood Liberal Something About

I want to be one of the youngest actors ever to direct a feature. That would be a nice thing to hear. It might prove to be a bigger challenge than I can take, but that's the career I want, like George Clooney.

Challenge Career I Can Nice Want

I love anything by Joan Didion. Incidentally, she was one of the local moms when I was growing up in Point Dume. She always reminded me a little bit of my mother, so I feel a great affinity. I love the precision of Didion's writing. There's a construction and a craftsmanship to her sentences that's imbued with so much emotion.

Love Mother Great Me Growing Up

I love my work, apart from when it's driving me crazy. But I get to be interested in stuff and think like a filmmaker as I'm buzzing about the world and then see an opportunity to make a film, and then make it happen.

Work Love Opportunity Make It Happen

I seldom end up where I wanted to go, but almost always end up where I need to be.

End Go Need Always Up Where

I try to talk about things I know about. But my characters are more of a combination of people or how I imagine people would feel.

People Feel Know Try Talk More

However, research in the years that followed found that in many of its important features, African American Vernacular English was becoming not less, but more different from other dialects.

Research American Important More

I would say to anyone choosing to embark on something new with their hair, just do it - it's just hair! Have fun, and sometimes it works, sometimes it won't.

Shanola Hampton

Fun Hair Have Fun New Sometimes Say

Republics, like other forms of government, exist in history and can rise and fall.

Timothy D. Snyder

History Government Fall Rise Exist

I've been very lucky. I come from a very close family.

Richard Branson

Family Lucky Close Come Been Very

I long ago tired of politicians who never say anything, adhere to their talking points, and avoid all controversy.

Tired Talking Long Say Never Avoid

I think I'm the greatest chick in the game, and I expect all the others to feel the same way. If not, you're in the wrong profession.

Game Think Feel You Wrong Way

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