Marx was wrong; jealousy and pride, emotional forces, are just as responsible as hunger and necessity for our actions; they explain the whole of History, and the initial fall of man.

Quote by Eugene Ionesco

Topics: Communism Quotes, History Quotes

I believe that in the history of art and of thought there has always been...

I believe that in the history of art and of thought there has always been...

You've always made the mistake of being yourself

You've always made the mistake of being yourself

A work of art is above all an adventure of the mind

A work of art is above all an adventure of the mind

Explanation separates us from astonishment, which is the only gateway to the incomprehensible.

Explanation separates us from astonishment, which is the only gateway to the incomprehensible.

Like all revolutions, the surrealist revolution was a reversion, a restitution, an expression of vital...

Like all revolutions, the surrealist revolution was a reversion, a restitution, an expression of vital...

A civil servant doesn't make jokes

A civil servant doesn't make jokes

The unpleasant thing about society today is nowadays is that there is a confusion between...

The unpleasant thing about society today is nowadays is that there is a confusion between...

Shakespeare was the great one before us. His place was between God and despair.

Shakespeare was the great one before us. His place was between God and despair.