Quote by John Berger
Post-modernism has cut off the present from all futures. The daily

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

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What makes photography a strange invention is that its primary raw materials are light and time. – John Berger

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Art
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Today the discredit of words is very great. Most of the time the media transmit lies. In the face of an intolerable world, words appear to change very little. State power has become congenitally deaf, which is why –but the editorialists forget it –terrorists are reduced to bombs and hijacking. – John Berger

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The art of the critic in a nutshell: to coin slogans without betraying ideas. The slogans of an inadequate criticism peddle ideas to fashion. – Walter Benjamin

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Most of us are umpires at heart; we like to call balls and strikes on somebody else. – Leo Aikman

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Criticism

The critical opinions of a writer should always be taken with a large grain of salt. For the most part, they are manifestations of his debate with himself as to what he should do next and what he should avoid. – W. H. Auden

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Criticism

Never criticize a man until youve walked a mile in his moccasins. – American Indian Proverb

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Criticism

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Learning carries within itself certain dangers because out of necessity one has to learn from ones enemies. – Leon Trotsky

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