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The word power has such a generally negative implication in our so

The word power has such a generally negative implication in our society. What are people talking about? Are they talking about muscles, or control? – James Hillman

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The culture is going into a psychological depression. We are concerned about our place in the world, about being competitive: Will my children have as much as I have? Will I ever own my own home? How can I pay for a new car? Are immigrants taking away my white world? – James Hillman

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I dont think anything changes until ideas change. The usual American viewpoint is to believe that something is wrong with the person. – James Hillman

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As I get older I think, contrary to modern assumption but in line with the old Lerner and Lowe song, that it would actually benefit both them and society if – to quote Professor Higgins – a woman could be more like a man. – Julie Burchill

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The response of anybody interested in liberty is that we all have a say and the ability to have an argument is exactly what liberty is, even though it may never be resolved. In any authoritarian society the possessor of power dictates, and if you try and step outside he will come after you. – Salman Rushdie

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Possibly because I grew up not feeling very confident about my own physical appearance, I developed internal devices so that I could integrate into society. – Shirley Manson

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Mainstream cinema raises questions only to immediately provide an answer to them, so they can send the spectator home reassured. If we actually had those answers, then society would appear very different from what it is. – Michael Haneke

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