“Agential realism is not a manifesto, it does not take for granted that all is or will or can be made manifest. On the contrary, it is a call, a plea, a provocation, a cry, a passionate yearning for an appreciation of, attention to the tissue of ethicality that runs through the world.” WorldDoeMadeRunningAttentionCryPassionateAppreciationContraryGrantedManifestYearningRealismTissuesProvocationManifestos Author:Karen Barad
“Every gain made by individuals or society is almost instantly taken for granted.” MadeIndividualTakenProgressGainsGrantedTaken For Granted Author:Aldous Huxley
“In an effort to civilize combat sports, authorities mandated padded gloves and instantly made the sports far more savage. Granted, putting gloves on the hands seems like a nice thing to do. If you were being punched in the brain by a powerful man, wouldn't you rather he strap a pillow around his fist? But the glove doesn't do anything to diminish your brain damage.” IfsMenMadeHandsSeemsSportsPowerfulEffortBrainNiceAuthorityGrantedThings To DoDamageCombatSavagesDiminishFistsPillowGlovesNice ThingsPowerful Man Author:Jonathan Gottschall
“We [The Replacements] never made any money on tour. None of us came out of the school of economics. We took it for granted that a rock and roll band gets ripped off. We've tried to shake that tree a couple of times, but what can we do? You look back, when you're sort of idle in your middle years, and think, we should have made some money.” ThinkingShouldYearsLooksMadeSchoolTreeMiddleRocksCoupleBandEconomicsShould HaveGrantedShakesIdleRock And RollBack WhenRippedReplacements Author:Paul Westerberg
“I don't take things for granted, because everything feels more fragile. It's made me wonder about mortality and how long you've got somebody in the world. I'm more fearful than I used to be.” WorldFeelsLongMadeUsedWonderUsed To BeGrantedMortalityFragileFearfulTaking Things For Granted Author:Robin Gibb