Rachel Kushner Quotes

Futurism eventually got marred by its link to Fascism, but early on, it was totally avant-garde, and I wanted to dream a phantom link from the early futurists to the politically radical Italy of the 1970s, a time of fun, play, subversion - if also violence and mayhem.

Rachel Kushner

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People's attitude seems to be that if you don't have a television, you're not connected to reality - somehow you're not in reality. It's quite interesting, because I suspect that possibly it's the reverse.

Jodhi May

AttitudePeopleRealityInteresting

The argument of the strongest is always the best.

Jean de La Fontaine

BestArgumentAlwaysStrongest

Whether you see Jesus as nothing more than a mythical figure or not, there's no doubt that living your life in a Christ-like manner is a lot harder than the hedonistic lifestyle reflected in Hollywood.

Steven Crowder

LifeDoubtYouLifestyleLivingSee

If you are in a spaceship that is traveling at the speed of light, and you turn on the headlights, does anything happen?

Steven Wright

LightSpaceSpeedYouTurnAnything

It's the mix of the trivial and the great events that make up history. It's the low things about high people that make it fascinating, and that's why it would be a shame to exclude the trivial things. That mixing up is not just at the heart of history. It's at the heart of how to live a great life.

Simon Sebag Montefiore

LifeLiveHeartHistoryGreatWhy

Facebook is not ideologically neutral. In fact, it emerges from a very particular world view which we can trace back to Hobbes. I discovered this by examining the profile of Zuckerberg's fellow board members who, unlike him, are a very interesting bunch and, I suspect, the real power behind the poster boy.

Tom Hodgkinson

PowerWorldViewInterestingBack

We have already done so much that people call dynamics. Look at the bumblebee being unaware of scientific truths, goes ahead and flies anyway. If it is possible, we will do it here.

Tom Hopkins

PeopleLookDoneAheadPossible

Americans are about to discover Governor Gary Johnson and his Freedom Agenda. They are going to like what they find.

Roger Stone

FreedomFindGoingLikeDiscover

I think that if you're a writer and a woman, then you have to take humiliation very well.

Min Jin Lee

WomanThinkYouTakeWellWriter

There's a lot more power in calm than in vituperation.

Dennis Prager

PowerCalmMoreThanLotMore Power

Playing in a team like Barca, you always feel pressure. The demand is to win everything, but this is good for you as a footballer: it makes you play better.

David Villa

GoodTeamWinPressureBetterYou

I know what soldiers or their families go through.

Anushka Sharma

GoKnowSoldiersThroughFamilies

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