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

You've always made the mistake of being yourself

You've always made the mistake of being yourself

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.

A civil servant doesn't make jokes

A civil servant doesn't make jokes

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...

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.

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...

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...

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

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

When you set out on your journey to Ithaca, pray that the road is long,...

When you set out on your journey to Ithaca, pray that the road is long,...

Each day is an exciting adventure with God. You never know how God is going...

Each day is an exciting adventure with God. You never know how God is going...

I see my path, but I don't know where it leads. Not knowing where I'm...

I see my path, but I don't know where it leads. Not knowing where I'm...

New discoveries in science will continue to create a thousand new frontiers for those who...

New discoveries in science will continue to create a thousand new frontiers for those who...

All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary

All adventures, especially into new territory, are scary

It is in the compelling zest of high adventure and of victory, and in creative...

It is in the compelling zest of high adventure and of victory, and in creative...

Without adventure civilization is in full decay

Without adventure civilization is in full decay

Freedom means the opportunity to be what we never thought we would be.

Freedom means the opportunity to be what we never thought we would be.

Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the...

Man cannot discover new oceans unless he has the courage to lose sight of the...

Adventure upon all the tickets in the lottery, and you lose for certain; and the...

Adventure upon all the tickets in the lottery, and you lose for certain; and the...

The true adventurer goes forth aimless and uncalculating to meet and greet unknown fate.

The true adventurer goes forth aimless and uncalculating to meet and greet unknown fate.

Adventure is just bad planning.

Adventure is just bad planning.

Are we to paint what's on the face, what's inside the face, or what's behind...

Are we to paint what's on the face, what's inside the face, or what's behind...