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Quote by Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy

“Everybody is a bit right.”

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Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy was a German philosopher known for his profound insights into history and culture. His ideas have had a significant impact on modern political philosophy and theology. more

“Mediocre people have an answer for everything and are astonished at nothing. They always want to have the air of knowing better than you what you are going to tell them; when, in their turn, they begin to speak, they repeat to you with the greatest confidence, as if dealing with their own property, the things that they have heard you say yourself at some other place. A capable and superior look is the natural accompaniment of this type of character.”

People Ifs Want Looks Character Turns Speak Natural Answers Knowing Heard Air Type Conversation Capable Property Superiors Repeats Mediocre Better Than You Knowing Better

Author:Eugene Delacroix

“I live in company with a body, a silent companion, exacting and eternal. He it is who notes that individuality which is the seal of the weakness of our race. My soul has wings, but the brutal jailer is strict.”

Soul Body Race Company Eternal Weakness Wings Notes Silent Individuality My Soul Companion Brutal Strict Seals Jailer

Author:Eugene Delacroix

“Down with boredom. It has to go.”

Boredom

Author:Elsa Maxwell

“My father was a film-maker. He always said he wanted to go like Humphrey Jennings, the legendary director who stepped backwards over a cliff while framing a better shot.”

Said Wanted Film Death Father Directors Shots Makers Backwards Cliffs Legendary Framing

Author:A. A. Gill

“Science fiction is never about the future, in the same way history is rarely about the past: they're both parable formats for examining or commenting on the present.”

Way Past Fiction Science Fiction Format Examining Parables

Author:A. A. Gill

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