Quote by John Berger
The human imagination... has great difficulty in living strictly w

The human imagination… has great difficulty in living strictly within the confines of a materialist practice or philosophy. It dreams, like a dog in its basket, of hares in the open. – John Berger

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Publicity is the life of this culture — in so far as without publicity capitalism could not survive — and at the same time publicity is its dream. – John Berger

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Capitalism
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The camera relieves us of the burden of memory. It surveys us like God, and it surveys for us. Yet no other god has been so cynical, for the camera records in order to forget. – John Berger

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Photography
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Autobiography begins with a sense of being alone. It is an orphan form. – John Berger

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alone
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Common sense tells us that the things of the earth exist only a little, and that true reality is only in dreams. – Charles Baudelaire

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Dreams

I cant comprehend that Im in the film of Les Miserables. Its one of those dreams I thought would be unattainable for someone like me, who came from nowhere. – Samantha Barks

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Dreams

You must recognize, embrace, and be honest about what is real for you today and allow that understanding to inform the choices you make. Only then will you be able to build the future of your dreams. – Suze Orman

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Dreams

When asked what he would do if he only had six months to live: Type faster. – Isaac Asimov

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It serves me right for putting all my eggs in one bastard. – Dorothy Parker

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Eggs

We must not permit our respect for the dead or our sympathy for the living to lead us into an act of injustice to the balance of the living. – Davy Crockett

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respect

I dont really distinguish between sympathy and honesty when Im writing. The two go together – Im interested in inhabiting my characters, seeing the world through their eyes. – Tom Perrotta

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Sympathy

There are certain pieces of music that are always attached to certain books. – Maurice Sendak

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Music