Harprit > Harprit's Quotes

“What strikes me is the fact that in our society, art has become something which is related only to objects and not to individuals, or to life. That art is something which is specialized or which is done by experts who are artists. But couldn't everyone's life become a work of art? Why should the lamp or the house be an art object, but not our life?”
― Michel Foucault

“I'm no prophet. My job is making windows where there were once walls.”
― Michel Foucault

“A critique does not consist in saying that things aren't good the way they are. It consists in seeing on just what type of assumptions, of familiar notions, of established and unexamined ways of thinking the accepted practices are based... To do criticism is to make harder those acts which are now too easy.”
― Michel Foucault

“Sleep is a weapon!”
― Robert Ludlum

“The easiest thing in the world is to convince yourself that you're right. As one grows old, it is easier still.”
― Robert Ludlum, The Bourne Identity

“Learn always but never appear to be learning.”
― Robert Ludlum, The Bourne Ultimatum

“It was important to keep moving. Certain struggles continued. Others had to be brought to a close. The wisdom was in deciding which.”
― Robert Ludlum, The Gemini Contenders

“The most precious jewels are not made of stone, but of flesh.”
― Robert Ludlum

“He wasn't smart enough to see it, said Jason Bourne. He couldn't think geometrically.”
― Robert Ludlum, The Bourne Supremacy

“Accountants and economists are natural enemies. One views trees, the other forests, and the visions are usually at odds, as they should be.”
― Robert Ludlum, The Bourne Identity