Logo
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

Other quotes by John Berger

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

Category:
Capitalism
Author
John Berger
Read Quote

The envied are like bureaucrats; the more impersonal they are, the greater the illusion (for themselves and for others) of their power. – John Berger

Category:
Envy / Jealousy
Author
John Berger
Read Quote

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

Category:
alone
Author
John Berger
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Dreams
category

It is exactly because we are a city that embraces freedom, that welcomes everyone and encourages their dreams, that New York remains on the front lines in the war on terror. – Michael Bloomberg

Category:
Dreams

Real shapes and real patterns are things you would observe in nature, like the marks on the back of a cobras hood or the markings on a fish or a lizard. Imaginary shapes are just that, symbols that come to a person in dreams or reveries and are charged with meaning. – Jim Woodring

Category:
Dreams

Im following my dreams and doing what I love as a designer. I did not want to be one of those kids with a famous last name that doesnt do anything. That is very unfulfilling to me and Im very happy. – Nicky Hilton

Category:
Dreams

That disturbs people when they know they didnt have the guts or integrity to stick to their dreams. – Sandra Bernhard

Category:
Dreams

Random Quotes

I think Mr. Wilson will have to be the rest of the way alone. – Flip Wilson

Category:
alone

I live my life through fear. If Im afraid of it Ill do it just so Im not afraid of it anymore. – Jeremy Renner

Category:
Fear

Learning too soon our limitations, we never learn our powers. – Mignon McLaughlin

Category:
Learning

You make your first album, you make some money, and you feel like you still have to show face, like I still go to the projects. Im like, why? Your job is to inspire people from your neighborhood to get out. You grew up there. What makes you think its so cool? – Jay-Z

Category:
cool