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Walter Benjamin Quotes

Every passion borders on the chaotic, but the collector's passion borders on the chaos of memories.

Walter Benjamin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Passion Memories Chaos Borders Every

I always think about race as a part of one's identity, not the whole of one's identity. You don't want it to be the defining characteristic of a character. There has to be more.

Character Identity Think You Want

Straight after the Prescott fight, people were saying, 'He's finished. He's not going to come back.' There were only racial remarks made. But, you know what, it made me stronger. It made me come back even stronger. It made me a better fighter.

Fight People Me Saying Better You

I had eight brothers and sisters. Every Christmas my younger brother Bobby would wake up extra early and open everybody's presents - everybody's - so by the time the rest of us got up, all the gifts were shredded, ribbons off, torn open and thrown aside.

Time Brother Wake Up Rest Early Up

You never know what's going to happen. My mother was an English teacher. If someone had told her that I was going to write a book, she would never have believed that. So you can never say never.

Mother Teacher Book Someone You Say

If I make two films in a year, they'll be different. This is my style - I can't have just one way.

Mohsen Makhmalbaf

Style Be Different Year Way Two

I will preserve and protect a woman's right to choose, and am devoted and dedicated to honoring my word in that regard.

Woman Choose Will Protect Right Am

When people want to lose weight, they get to a point where they are desperate and looking for the new thing that is going to work miracles. But at the end of the day, there is no such thing.

Work Day People Looking End Lose

I guess if there is a big spiritual experience in my life, it is me becoming a mother.

Life Mother Experience Spiritual Me

Everyone is different, and so I don't want to repeat anyone else's career. I want to do mine.

Career Want Everyone Repeat Mine

I've always been very cautious with what I do. You know, that started at a young age. I always had the approach or the mentality I never wanted to embarrass my parents.

Age Parents You Know Young Never

If we're concerned about climate change as a country, we should have policies that make sure our great-grandchildren have a planet that's healthy and strong.

Change Strong Country Healthy Planet

Women's liberation is the liberation of the feminine in the man and the masculine in the woman.

Women Woman Man Masculine Liberation

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