#so

I am not convinced that there is such a thing as a soul. ↗

— Taylor Caldwell

#convinced #i #i am #soul #such

I never deviated from my grim determination to someday have all the money I needed and wanted. ↗

— Taylor Caldwell

#grim #i #money #needed #never

The stalwart soul has the will to live and is eager for the race. ↗

— Taylor Caldwell

#live #race #soul #stalwart #will

What if the Soviet intervention was a blessing in disguise? It saved the myth that if the Soviets were not to intervene, there would have been some flowering authentic democratic socialism and so on. I'm a little bit more of a pessimist there. I think that the Soviets - it's a very sad lesson - by their intervention, saved the myth. ↗

— Slavoj Zizek

#been #bit #blessing #democratic #disguise

In cities like New York and Austin, there's much more of a social context for music than in other places. ↗

— John Cale

#cities #context #like #more #much

Time plays a role in almost every decision. And some decisions define your attitude about time. ↗

— John Cale

#almost #attitude #decision #decisions #define

Without the communist oppression, I am absolutely sure I would now be a local stupid professor of philosophy in Ljubljana. ↗

— Slavoj Zizek

#am #communist #i #i am #local

I - and I still consider myself, I'm sorry to tell you, a Marxist and a Communist, but I couldn't help noticing how all the best Marxist analyses are always analyses of a failure. ↗

— Slavoj Zizek

#analyses #best #communist #consider #failure

Some people, however long their experience or strong their intellect, are temperamentally incapable of reaching firm decisions. ↗

— James Callaghan

#experience #firm #however #incapable #intellect

I had to learn - since I'm divorced now and everyone is like, 'Oh my God, you're single, what's going on?' - that if I don't like to spend time with myself, how can I ask someone else to enjoy spending time with me? I'm getting to learn how to enjoy my solitude and have a good time. ↗

— Gabrielle Union

#divorced #else #enjoy #everyone #getting