Quote by Don Delillo
In a repressive society, a writer can be deeply influential, but i

In a repressive society, a writer can be deeply influential, but in a society thats filled with glut and repetition and endless consumption, the act of terror may be the only meaningful act. – Don DeLillo

Other quotes by Don Delillo

I saw a photograph of a wedding conducted by Reverend Moon of the Unification Church. I wanted to understand this event, and the only way to understand it was to write about it. – Don DeLillo

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wedding
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I watch movies occasionally, and I watch documentaries. Virtually nothing else. – Don DeLillo

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movies
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Never underestimate the power of the State to act out its own massive fantasies. – Don DeLillo

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power
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Other Quotes from
Society
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Jefferson thought schools would produce free men: we prove him right by putting dropouts in jail. – Benjamin R. Barber

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Society

The test of the morality of a society is what it does for its children. – Dietrich Bonhoeffer

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Society

Australia has an increasingly multicultural society. – Julie Bishop

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Society

If youre not adapting to the very rapidly changing environment, if you cant think creatively, you lose big in this society because there are very few jobs for you left. – Robert Sternberg

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Society

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In the long run, there are no secrets. in science. The universe will not cooperate in a cover-up. – Arthur C. Clarke

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Secrets

I have two daughters and I have done everything in my power to prevent them from assimilating, even being aware of, my idiocy about my weight. – Ayelet Waldman

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power

Don’t find fault. Find a remedy. – Henry Ford

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Action

At a certain age it just became apparent to me that this was probably the work that I would have to do. – Daniel Day-Lewis

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Age