« All My Desires Quotes · Roland Barthes's Page

My Desires Quotes by Roland Barthes

1 My Desires quote by Roland Barthes

I am simultaneously and contradictorily both happy and unhappy: 'to succeed' or 'to fail' have for me only ephemeral, contingent meanings (this does not stop…

More Quotes by Roland Barthes

Roland Barthes has 124 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

A photograph is always invisible, it is not it that we see.
Language is legislation, speech is its code. We do not see the power which is in speech because we forget that all…
There is only one way left to escape the alienation of present day society: to retreat ahead of it.
I have tried to be as eclectic as I possibly can with my professional life, and so far it's been pretty fun.
To try to write love is to confront the muck of language: that region of hysteria where language is both too much…
What I claim is to live to the full the contradiction of my time, which may well make sarcasm the condition of…
Language is a skin: I rub my language against the other. It is as if I had words instead of fingers, or…
Literature is without proofs. By which it must be understood that it cannot prove, not only what it says, but even that…
There are people who think that wrestling is an ignoble sport. Wrestling is not sport, it is a spectacle, and it is…
To dope the racer is as criminal, as sacrilegious, as trying to imitate God; it is stealing from God the privilege of…
Other countries drink to get drunk, and this is accepted by everyone; in France, drunkenness is a consequence, never an intention. A…
Pleasure is continually disappointed, reduced, deflated, in favor of strong, noble values: Truth, Death, Progress, Struggle, Joy, etc. Its victorious rival is…

See all 124 quotes by Roland Barthes »

More My Desires Quotes

Popular My Desires quotes from across the collection:

If God doesn't want something for me, I shouldn't want it either. Spending time in meditative prayer, getting to know God, helps… — Philip Yancey
I have a most peaceable disposition. My desires are for a modest hut, a thatched roof, but a good bed, good food,… — Heinrich Heine
O Jesus! on this day, you have fulfilled all my desires. From now on, near the Eucharist, I shall be able To… — Therese of Lisieux
If it weren't for the unconventionality of my desires, my mind might never have been forced to reckon with my body. — Alison Bechdel
My desires seem especially to be after weanedness from the world, perfect deadness to it, and that I may be crucified to… — David Brainerd
Of late God has been pleased to keep my soul hungry almost continually, so that I have been filled with a kind… — David Brainerd
Man is full of desires: he loves only those who can satisfy them all. "This man is a good mathematician," someone will… — Blaise Pascal
Jesus Christ, Lord of all things! You see my heart, you know my desires. Possess all that I am - you alone.… — Unknown Author
I had to learn how to give my best effort to God and trust him with the results. I have to learn… — Jeremy Lin
As we are now engaged in this contest, all my wishes, all my desires and all the energies of my hand and… — Jubal Early
I am grateful to realize that my desires do not entitle me to add to another's suffering. — Zoe Weil
My desires sprang forth as a mighty sun - all embracing - associating in the form - vortex, to enjoy ALL consciousness — Austin Osman Spare

See all My Desires Quotes »

Browse Roland Barthes Quotes by Category