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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Every city has a sex and an age which have nothing to do with demography. Rome is feminine. So is Odessa. London is a teenager, an urchin, and, in this, hasnt changed since the time of Dickens. Paris, I believe, is a man in his twenties in love with an older woman. – John Berger

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Post-modernism has cut off the present from all futures. The daily media add to this by cutting off the past. Which means that critical opinion is often orphaned in the present. – John Berger

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I want to keep my dreams, even bad ones, because without them, I might have nothing all night long. – Joseph Heller

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Most reality shows arent reality at all. Theyre game shows with no prize. Like Rock of Love. His arent genuine feelings. Then again, Bob Barker didnt really care whether or not you won the toaster. Sorry to shatter everyones dreams. – Hal Sparks

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So many financial dreams are thwarted by the failure to act upon good intentions. – Suze Orman

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No one may speak for the dead, no one may interpret their mutilated dreams and visions. – Elie Wiesel

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