Quote by John Berger
Publicity is the life of this culture -- in so far as without publ

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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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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A peasant becomes fond of his pig and is glad to salt away its pork. What is significant, and is so difficult for the urban stranger to understand, is that the two statements are connected by an and and not by a but. – John Berger

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

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The dynamics of capitalism is postponement of enjoyment to the constantly postponed future. – Norman O. Brown

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These capitalists generally act harmoniously and in concert, to fleece the people. – Abraham Lincoln

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Capitalism needs to function like a game of tug-of-war. Two opposing sides need to continually struggle for dominance, but at no time can either side be permitted to walk away with the rope. – Pete Holiday

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Capitalists are no more capable of self-sacrifice than a man is capable of lifting himself up by his own bootstraps. – Lenin (Vladimir Ulyanov)

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Which death is preferably to every other? The unexpected. – Julius Caesar

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I gave em a sword. And they stuck it in, and they twisted it with relish. And I guess if I had been in their position, Id have done the same thing. – Richard Milhous Nixon

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An injury is much sooner forgotten than an insult. – Lord Chesterfield

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Nobody speaks the truth when theres something they must have. – Elizabeth Bowen

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