A
society which allows an abominable event to burgeon
from its dung heap and grow on its surface is like a
man who lets a fly crawl unheeded across his face or
saliva dribble from his mouth -- either epileptic or
dead.
-- Jean Baudrillard
French Postmodern
Philosopher, Writer
In the
world we live in everything militates in favor of
things that have not yet happened, of things that
will never happen again.
-- Andre Breton
1989-1966, French
Surrealist
The
enemy of the conventional wisdom is not ideas but
the march of events.
-- John Kenneth
Galbraith
1908-, American
Economist
Like a
kick in the butt, the force of events wakes
slumberous talents.
-- Edward Hoagland
1932-, American
Novelist, Essayist
One of
the extraordinary things about human events is that
the unthinkable becomes thinkable.
-- Salman Rushdie
1948-, Indian-born
British Author
The
great events of life often leave one unmoved; they
pass out of consciousness, and, when one thinks of
them, become unreal. Even the scarlet flowers of
passion seem to grow in the same meadow as the
poppies of oblivion.
-- Oscar Wilde
1856-1900, British
Author, Wit
