In psycho-analysis nothing is true except the exaggerations.

Quote by Theodor Adorno

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Wrong life cannot be lived rightly.

Wrong life cannot be lived rightly.

The hardest hit, as everywhere, are those who have no choice.

The hardest hit, as everywhere, are those who have no choice.

Once the last trace of emotion has been eradicated, nothing remains of thought but absolute...

Once the last trace of emotion has been eradicated, nothing remains of thought but absolute...

Lies are told only to convey to someone that one has no need either of...

Lies are told only to convey to someone that one has no need either of...

The most powerful person is he who is able to do least himself and burden...

The most powerful person is he who is able to do least himself and burden...

Proletarian language is dictated by hunger. The poor chew words to fill their bellies.

Proletarian language is dictated by hunger. The poor chew words to fill their bellies.

Truth is inseperable from the illusory belief that from the figures of the unreal one...

Truth is inseperable from the illusory belief that from the figures of the unreal one...

Everything that has ever been called folk art has always reflected domination.

Everything that has ever been called folk art has always reflected domination.

But he who dies in despair has lived his whole life in vain.

But he who dies in despair has lived his whole life in vain.

He who stands aloof runs the risk of believing himself better than others and misusing...

He who stands aloof runs the risk of believing himself better than others and misusing...

Thinking no longer means anymore than checking at each moment whether one can indeed think.

Thinking no longer means anymore than checking at each moment whether one can indeed think.

Dialectic thought is an attempt to break through the coercion of logic by its own...

Dialectic thought is an attempt to break through the coercion of logic by its own...

In his state of complete powerlessness the individual perceives the time he has left to...

In his state of complete powerlessness the individual perceives the time he has left to...

The man for whom time stretches out painfully is one waiting in vain, disappointed at...

The man for whom time stretches out painfully is one waiting in vain, disappointed at...

In the end, glorification of splendid underdogs is nothing other than glorification of the splendid...

In the end, glorification of splendid underdogs is nothing other than glorification of the splendid...

The recent past always presents itself as if destroyed by catastrophes.

The recent past always presents itself as if destroyed by catastrophes.

The specific is not exclusive: it lacks the aspiration to totality.

The specific is not exclusive: it lacks the aspiration to totality.

The almost insoluble task is to let neither the power of others, nor our own...

The almost insoluble task is to let neither the power of others, nor our own...

The culture industry not so much adapts to the reactions of its customers as it...

The culture industry not so much adapts to the reactions of its customers as it...

Technology is making gestures precise and brutal, and with them men.

Technology is making gestures precise and brutal, and with them men.