raised' consciousness means lifelong bumping up against a continually receding ceiling. I mean, who ever 'graduates'?
There is no other definition of socialism valid for us than that of the abolition of the exploitation of man by man.
We must do away with all newspapers. A revolution cannot be accomplished with freedom of the press.
I will fight with all the weapons within my reach rather than let myself be nailed to a cross or whatever.
The merit of Marx is that he suddenly produces a qualitative change in the history of social thought. He interprets history, understands its dynamic, predicts the future, but in addition to predicting it (which would satisfy his scientific obligation), he expresses a revolutionary concept: the world must not only be interpreted, it must be transformed. Man ceases to be the slave and tool of his environment and converts himself into the architect of his own destiny.
One has to grow hard but without ever losing tenderness.
It is an illusion to think that the matter cannot be resolved through words.
I understand why creative people like dark, but American audiences dont like dark. They like story. They do not respond to nervous breakdowns and unhappy episodes that lead nowhere. They like their characters to be a part of the action. They like strength, not weakness, a chance to work out any dilemma.
In a free society, one does not have to deal with those who are irrational. One is free to avoid them.
Bach is a colossus of Rhodes, beneath whom all musicians pass and will continue to pass. Mozart is the most beautiful, Rossini the most brilliant, but Bach is the most comprehensive: he has said all there is to say.
I'd really been wanting to do a television series. I was looking for a comedy.