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Walter Benjamin Quotes

Death is the sanction of everything the story-teller can tell. He has borrowed his authority from death.

Walter Benjamin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

Topics

Death Authority Everything Tell He

So you don't speak English, you have no ID, you can't tell where you're from... that's suspicion, it's lower than probable cause. And then we have a right to call immigration and check you out.

Speak Immigration You Right Out

I was homeless for almost a year and a half, just living in my car or bouncing around peoples' houses, going to 7-Eleven at the end of the day and asking them for the taquitos that they were going to throw out because I hadn't eaten in two days.

Car Day Homeless End Of The Day End

I don't believe our works save us, but I believe they follow us into heaven and bring glory to God.

God Believe Heaven Glory Follow Us

What fascinated me most was Churchill as a young child. He had a kind of Dickensian childhood. The neglect. And he was a terrible student. His whole life is a study in trying to overcome your feelings of inadequacy.

Life Childhood Child Me Trying Kind

Brad will tell you. He puts a movie on, I'm asleep in 10 minutes. I have no patience. But the kids love action movies with comedy, Jackie Chan and all that.

Love Patience Action Comedy You

I'm one of those people who believes you are what you do.

People You Who Those Believes

You don't have to win 'Drag Race' to really win. And I am living proof of that, thank you Mary J. Blige!

I Am Win Thank You You Living Race

A good thing is I've been playing tennis I think every day for the last two months. I really haven't had a day off. I've been doing things that I did used to do.

Good Day Think Doing Every Day Two

When you are a public personality, you can't afford to be a recluse.

Personality You Recluse Public

There's prejudice everywhere. I don't think the music industry is as bad as the movie industry. But I have taken a few hits over the years for my sexuality, and for being honest about my life. In the end, it's the music that rules the roost.

Rufus Wainwright

Life Music Think End My Life Rules

On the 'SmackDown' side, A.J. Styles really has been phenomenal.

Side Been Really Phenomenal Styles

My mother hid the struggle from us children. She complained about her salary, and she had a tough time. Although she became a headmistress, she still had to do a lot of sewing. The more I think about her, the more remarkable I realise she was. And she understood straight away when I said that I wanted to write.

Mother Children Time Struggle Think

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