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Walter Benjamin Quotes

The true picture of the past flits by. The past can be seized only as an image which flashes up at the instant when it can be recognized and is never seen again.

Walter Benjamin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Past Picture True Never Image Up

I was going to be a writer. One person believed I could do it: my mom. Having her faith in me was like carrying around the Hammer of Thor.

Michael Easton

Faith Me Mom Person Hammer Going

I haven't been offstage for more than two days since I started doing comedy.

Tony Rock

Comedy Doing More Two Days Started

I knew Townes Van Zandt a little bit.

Rodney Crowell

Little Knew Van Little Bit Bit

I share an office with Jason Sudeikis, and I'm friends with him, so I end up writing for him a lot.

Mike O'Brien

Writing End Friends Office Him Up

I have been persecuted since I joined politics, and I have been living in persecution since then.

Roy Bennett

Politics Living Been Persecution

I've dealt with a lot of physical pain, with a lot of emotional pain; anybody's who's ever been an alcoholic has handled both of those in extreme.

Jason Isbell

Pain Emotional Dealt Physical Pain

The court has said you are entitled to robust speech on public sidewalks, even insulting speech.

Jay Alan Sekulow

Speech You Said Court Even Entitled

I like Frenchmen very much, because even when they insult you they do it so nicely.

Josephine Baker

You Insult Because Like Even Much

When I was a child, I thought I was going to be a paleontologist because I loved dinosaurs. I loved monster movies and sci-fi, and then 'Star Wars' came out, and I was completely out of my mind with that, with 'Close Encounters,' and then I thought maybe I was going to go into special effects makeup, which I thought was awesome.

Dee Bradley Baker

Child Mind Makeup Thought Loved Go

It's those difficult times that inform the next wonderful time, and it's a series of trade-offs, of events, of wins and losses.

Brad Pitt

Time Events Difficult Difficult Times

The beauty of string theory is that it is all about mathematics. For that, you don't need resources or labs. Just sit in your room and do the maths.

Ashoke Sen

Beauty Mathematics You Need Room

When the media defines something, you have to question: Is it the definition that you want applied to your culture? I'm trying to determine who's leaving the legacy, and if the legacy that is being left is a positive one.

Tim Reid

Positive Culture Legacy Media You