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

Quote by Theodor Adorno

Topics: Catastrophe Quotes

He who has loved and who betrays love does harm not only to the image...

He who has loved and who betrays love does harm not only to the image...

Love you will find only where you may show yourself weak without provoking strength.

Love you will find only where you may show yourself weak without provoking strength.

Insane sects grow with the same rhythm as big organizations. It is the rhythm of...

Insane sects grow with the same rhythm as big organizations. It is the rhythm of...

Estrangement shows itself precisely in the elimination of distance between people.

Estrangement shows itself precisely in the elimination of distance between people.

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.

The individual mirrors in his individuation the preordained social laws of exploitation, however mediated.

The individual mirrors in his individuation the preordained social laws of exploitation, however mediated.

Horror is beyond the reach of psychology.

Horror is beyond the reach of psychology.

He who integrates is lost.

He who integrates is lost.

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

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

Anti-Semitism is the rumour about the Jews.

Anti-Semitism is the rumour about the Jews.

In psycho-analysis nothing is true except the exaggerations.

In psycho-analysis nothing is true except the exaggerations.

Work while you work, play while you play - this is a basic rule of...

Work while you work, play while you play - this is a basic rule of...

The poor are prevented from thinking by the discipline of others, the rich by their...

The poor are prevented from thinking by the discipline of others, the rich by their...

Art is magic delivered from the lie of being truth.

Art is magic delivered from the lie of being truth.

Quality is decided by the depth at which the work incorporates the alternatives within itself,...

Quality is decided by the depth at which the work incorporates the alternatives within itself,...

There is no love that is not an echo.

There is no love that is not an echo.

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

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

Life has become the ideology of its own absence.

Life has become the ideology of its own absence.

In many people it is already an impertinence to say 'I'.

In many people it is already an impertinence to say 'I'.

Only a humanity to whom death has become as indifferent as its members, that has...

Only a humanity to whom death has become as indifferent as its members, that has...