Quote by Roland Barthes
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There are people who think that wrestling is an ignoble sport. Wrestling is not sport, it is a spectacle, and it is no more ignoble to attend a wrestled performance of suffering than a performance of the sorrows of Arnolphe or Andromaque. – Roland Barthes

Other quotes by Roland Barthes

Language is legislation, speech is its code. We do not see the power which is in speech because we forget that all speech is a classification, and that all classifications are oppressive. – Roland Barthes

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power
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What I claim is to live to the full the contradiction of my time, which may well make sarcasm the condition of truth. – Roland Barthes

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Cynicism
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I think that cars today are almost the exact equivalent of the great Gothic cathedrals: I mean the supreme creation of an era, conceived with passion by unknown artists, and consumed in image if not in usage by a whole population which appropriates them as a purely magical object. – Roland Barthes

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Automobiles
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Hes got everything. He not a great player yet because he hasnt won any major championships, but its a matter of time. Hes an outstanding talent. I didnt realize how tall he is. – Nick Price

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Other sports play once a week but this sport is with us every day. – Peter Ueberroth

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I enjoyed being involved in team sports and making close friendships. – Brian McBride

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Im a Hollywood writer, so I put on my sports jacket and take off my brain. – Ben Hecht

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