Quote by Jean Baudrillard
A society which allows an abominable event to burgeon from its dun

A society which allows an abominable event to burgeon from its dung heap and grow on its surface is like a man who lets a fly crawl unheeded across his face or saliva dribble from his mouth — either epileptic or dead. – Jean Baudrillard

Other quotes by Jean Baudrillard

The local is a shabby thing. Theres nothing worse than bringing us back down to our own little corner, our own territory, the radiant promiscuity of the face to face. A culture which has taken the risk of the universal, must perish by the universal. – Jean Baudrillard

Category:
Travel
Read Quote

Mistakes, scandals, and failures no longer signal catastrophe. The crucial thing is that they be made credible, and that the public be made aware of the efforts being expended in that direction. The marketing immunity of governments is similar to that of the major brands of washing powder. – Jean Baudrillard

Category:
Mistakes
Read Quote

Never resist a sentence you like, in which language takes its own pleasure and in which, after having abused it for so long, you are stupefied by its innocence. – Jean Baudrillard

Category:
Language
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Humanity
category

Our humanity is a poor thing, except for the divinity that stirs within us. – Francis Bacon

Category:
Humanity

Man is an ape with possibilities. – Roy Chapman Andrews

Category:
Humanity

I love men, not for what unites them, but for what divides them, and I want to know most of all what gnaws at their hearts. – Guillaume Apollinaire

Category:
Humanity

Their smiles and laughter are due to their habit of thinking pleasurably aloud about the pleasures of life. They have humanity rather than humour, and the real significance of the distinction is seldom understood. – Luigi Barzini

Category:
Humanity

Random Quotes

There is no secret to success except hard work and getting something indefinable which we call “the breaks.” – Countee Cullen (1903–1946)

Category:
Success

Anger is not only inevitable, but it is necessary. For in its place is indifference, the worst of all human qualities. – Anon.

Category:
Anger

Set a thief to catch a thief. – Proverb

Category:
Crime

I love voice over! I just think it is amazing! – Atticus Shaffer

Category:
amazing