Walter Benjamin Quotes

The destructive character lives from the feeling, not that life is worth living, but that suicide is not worth the trouble.

Walter Benjamin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: critic
  • Nationality: german
  • Birth: July 15, 1892 - September 26, 1940

Topics

LifeCharacterSuicideWorthLiving

I just get up in the morning and say: 'Yeah man, I'm ready to score goals.'

Jermain Defoe

GoalsMorningManReadySayUp

I believed, after writing 'Mrs. Kimble,' that I knew how to write a novel. I quickly discovered that I only knew how to write that novel. 'Baker Towers' was a different beast entirely; and I felt as though I had to learn to write all over again.

Jennifer Haigh

WritingLearnBeastWriteOverOnly

The U.N. can meet and discuss, but we don't need their permission.

Andrew Card

MeetNeedPermissionDiscuss

Home is the center of life. It's the wellspring of personhood. It's where we say we're ourselves.

Matthew Desmond

LifeHomeSayCenterWhere

Everyone thinks I'm a nice guy, which is not a bad way to be perceived.

Matthew Morrison

BadNiceWayEveryoneGuyNice Guy

This country does not punish its political enemies. What this country ensures is that no one is above the law.

Jeff Sessions

LawPoliticalCountryEnemiesAbove

I'm a geek. A techie geek.

Travis Kalanick

Geek

There are no Asian leading men in Hollywood. There's not an Asian Ryan Gosling or an Asian Brad Pitt.

Ross Butler

MenHollywoodAsianLeadingBrad

The way forward is always found through greater respect for the equal rights of all.

Martin O'Malley

RespectForwardWayAlwaysEqual

My graffiti really comes more from a May '68, sort of Situationist vibe than the hip-hop world. I think a real graffiti artist would find me a poser.

Mike Mills

MeWorldThinkArtistFindHip-Hop

Whatever advantage Trump thinks he will gain by positioning the U.S. in opposition to its natural allies will be dwarfed by the losses.

Michael Spence

WillWhateverOppositionLossesGain

I have that thrill-seeking mentality, so when people want to know why my incarnations keep changing, or why I'll do something different than I did before, it's that same impulse.

Liz Phair

PeopleKnowWantWhySameChanging

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