The more language is a living operation, the less we are aware of it. Thus it follows from the self-forgetfulness of language that its real being consists in what is said in it.

Quote by Hans-Georg Gadamer

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It is one of the primary motives of modern art that it wants to abolish...

It is one of the primary motives of modern art that it wants to abolish...

It was clear to me that the forms of consciousness of our inherited and acquired...

It was clear to me that the forms of consciousness of our inherited and acquired...

The focus of subjectivity is a distorting mirror.

The focus of subjectivity is a distorting mirror.

I basically only read books that are over 2,000 years old.

I basically only read books that are over 2,000 years old.

Long before we understand ourselves through the process of self-examination, we understand ourselves in a...

Long before we understand ourselves through the process of self-examination, we understand ourselves in a...

We are telling the American people to have patience, courage, resolve and determination.

We are telling the American people to have patience, courage, resolve and determination.

Nothing exists except through language.

Nothing exists except through language.

We have been terrorised by what happened in America and we express our condolences to...

We have been terrorised by what happened in America and we express our condolences to...

There must be a world revolution which puts an end to all materialistic conditions hindering...

There must be a world revolution which puts an end to all materialistic conditions hindering...

The real being of language is that into which we are taken up when we...

The real being of language is that into which we are taken up when we...

Nations whose nationalism is destroyed are subject to ruin.

Nations whose nationalism is destroyed are subject to ruin.

The times of Arab nationalism and unity are gone forever.

The times of Arab nationalism and unity are gone forever.

In fact history does not belong to us; but we belong to it.

In fact history does not belong to us; but we belong to it.

Libya has had to put up with too much from the Arabs for whom it...

Libya has had to put up with too much from the Arabs for whom it...

I cannot recognise either the Palestinian state or the Israeli state. The Palestinians are idiots...

I cannot recognise either the Palestinian state or the Israeli state. The Palestinians are idiots...