Rationalism is the enemy of art, though necessary as a basis for architecture.
The problem for us is not are our desires satisfied or not. The problem is how do we know what we desire.
Think about the strangeness of today's situation. Thirty, forty years ago, we were still debating about what the future will be: communist, fascist, capitalist, whatever. Today, nobody even debates these issues. We all silently accept global capitalism is here to stay. On the other hand, we are obsessed with cosmic catastrophes: the whole life on earth disintegrating, because of some virus, because of an asteroid hitting the earth, and so on. So the paradox is, that it's much easier to imagine the end of all life on earth than a much more modest radical change in capitalism.
The threat today is not passivity, but pseudo-activity, the urge to "be active", to "participate", to mask the Nothingness of what goes on.
Love is what makes sex more than masturbation. If there is no love even if you are really with a partner you masturbate with a partner.
If you have reasons to love someone, you don’t love them.
What if the way we perceive a problem is already part of the problem?
If we did not have a feminine being within us, how would we rest ourselves?
I served at a time when we had a strong economy, when we had deficits that we would die for today. I was able to propose a balanced budget, not over ten years, but over five years. I'm proud of that record.
We try to stress the little things because little things lead to big things.
Sometimes people come into your life for a season and other times for a lifetime.