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Quote by Stanislaw Jerzy Lec

“Sometimes you have to be silent to be heard.”

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Stanislaw Jerzy Lec was a Polish poet, writer, and satirist. Known for his wit, humor, and profound insights, his works often explore human behavior and moral issues through satire and allegory. more

“I'm often asked the same question: What in your work comes from your own culture? As if I have a recipe and I can actually isolate the Arab ingredient, the woman ingredient, the Palestinian ingredient. People often expect tidy definitions of otherness, as if identity is something fixed and easily definable.”

People Ifs I Can Culture Identity Definitions Fixed Ingredients Palestinian Recipes Tidy Otherness

Author:Mona Hatoum

“Art can't be compared with journalism; it can't deal with concrete issues.”

Art Deals Issues Journalism Concrete

Author:Mona Hatoum

“I take complete and sole responsibility for my present situation.”

Responsibility Situation Sole Present Situation

Author:Brad Delp

“I think Stevie Wonder could sing the phone book and manage to make me cry.”

Thinking Book Wonder Cry Phones Manage

Author:Brad Delp

“Bullying new comics at open mic nights? NOT ON MY WATCH!”

Night Watches Bullying Mics

Author:Papa CJ

“How to make money from Facebook and Twitter: (1) Go to 'Account Settings' (2) Click 'Deactivate your account' (3) Go back to work!”

Accounts Setting Settings Making Money Clicks Back To Work

Author:Papa CJ

“What I have written, I have written.”

Written

Author:Pontius Pilate

“Ye have a watch; go your way, make it as sure as ye can.”

Way Watches

Author:Pontius Pilate

“What shall I do then with Jesus, which is called Christ?”

Jesus Christ

Author:Pontius Pilate

“Humans, we just hop out of things, off things. We splatter ourselves in inappropriate places. Because we have nothing to live for. Because we want to destroy what we can. Because we want to be something we can’t. Because we don’t really believe we can die.”

Want Believe Humans Dies Hops Inappropriate

Book:Vacation

Source: Vacation

Quote by Stanislaw Jerzy Lec

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