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Inspirational Quotes by J. G. Ballard
- The only truly alien planet is Earth.
- It seems to me that what most of us have to fear for the future is not that something terrible is going to happen, but…
- Sex times technology equals the future.
- A ton of Proust isn’t worth an ounce of Ray Bradbury.
- Fiction is a branch of neurology
- All you do is get on and start pedaling . . .
- The future is going to be boring. The suburbanisation of the planet will continue, and the suburbanisation of the soul will follow soon after.
- Perhaps the future belongs to magic, and it's we women who control magic.
- Sooner or later, everything turns into television.
- Elaborate burial customs are a sure sign of decadence.
- Yet she felt an impostor, and already the mask had begun to bite into her face.
- I suspect that many of the great cultural shifts that prepare the way for political change are largely aesthetic
- A visit to Père Lachaise in Paris adds a year to one's life
- Deep assignments run through all our lives; there are no coincidences.
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- This is the precept by which I have lived: Prepare for the worst; expect the best; and take what comes. — Hannah Arendt
- There are no dangerous thoughts; thinking itself is dangerous. — Hannah Arendt
- Storytelling reveals meaning without committing the error of defining it. — Hannah Arendt
- By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality. — Hannah Arendt
- To be free in an age like ours, one must be in a position of authority. That in itself would be enough… — Hannah Arendt
- Action without a name, a who attached to it, is meaningless. — Hannah Arendt
- These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- Perugia is my true fatherland because there I grew to manhood. — Pietro Aretino
- I want to do what I want when I want to do it not be dictated to by audiences. — Dario Argento
- I went through a phase where I thought nostalgia was a bad thing. — Dario Argento
- In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento