Subversive Quotes

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U.S. journalists I don't think are very courageous. They tend to go along with the government's policy domestically and internationally. To question is seen as… — Robert Fisk
Reading and writing are in themselves subversive acts... — Mark Vonnegut
Modern capitalism is just as subversive as Marxism. The materialistic view of life on which both systems are based is identical. As long as we… — Julius Evola
The true religion, it is said, is service to mankind; but this service seems to take the form of securing for him an unconditional victory… — Richard M. Weaver
The automobile, practical since 1906, was proceeding to disintegrate and stamp anew the pattern of communication, manners, and city life in the United States, by… — Russell Kirk
We have to be militants for kindness, subversive for sweetness and radicals for tenderness. — Cornel West
I teach self-reliance, the world's most subversive practice. I teach people how to grow their own food, which is shockingly subversive. So, yes, itâ€™s seditious.… — Bill Mollison
Creating a life that reflects your values and satisfies your soul is a rare achievement. In a culture that relentlessly promotes avarice and excess as… — Bill Watterson
If sex and creativity are often seen by dictators as subversive activities, it's because they lead to the knowledge that you own your own body… — Erica Jong
Granted, there are times when, for business reasons, you do something that's more mainstream. But even then, I try to find something that has a… — Ryan Phillippe
I don't want to speak for my movies; you could say my movies are just completely silly and dumb, but in the case of 'Idiocracy'… — Adam McKay
I enjoy working in a quiet and subversive way. — Andy Goldsworthy
...art is something subversive. It's something that should not be free. Art and liberty, like the fire of Prometheus, are things that one must steal,… — Pablo Picasso
[Using humor to explore serious issues] disarms people. It's a way in. It's gentle, but at the same time it's subversive, and I like that… — Lisa Loomer
There's this sense of being strange, which is at the heart of every creative person. Every writer, every actor, every director knows who Ripley is.… — Anthony Minghella
Regarding pushing the form, ideas interest me more than form. I think you can write a very subversive play in a three-act structure. The content… — Caridad Svich
Creativity is basically subversive. . . . — Dan Wieden
As Christians, we should be the best collaborators in the world. We should be quick to find unlikely allies and subversive friends, like Jesus did. — Shane Claiborne
As someone who sends texts messages more or less non-stop, I enjoy one particular aspect of texting more than anything else: that it is possible… — Lynne Truss
That's the privilege of being a grandparent - they can indulge the children while parents have to be the bad guy. Grandparents can also be… — Toby Stephens

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