"Ours is the century of enforced travel of disappearances. The century of people helplessly seeing others, who were close to them, disappear over the horizon."
-John Berger
travelView Quote
"Compassion has no place in the natural order of the world which operates on the basis of necessity. Compassion opposes this order and is therefore best thought of as being in some way supernatural.“
-John Berger
posted in best
Other Quotes
Discover more inspiring quotes from our collection
"What makes photography a strange invention is that its primary raw materials are light and time."
-John Berger
timeView Quote
"The human imagination... has great difficulty in living strictly within the confines of a materialist practice or philosophy. It dreams, like a dog in its basket, of hares in the open."
-John Berger
imaginationView Quote
"Emigration, forced or chosen, across national frontiers or from village to metropolis, is the quintessential experience of our time."
-John Berger
experienceView Quote
"The human imagination... has great difficulty in living strictly within the confines of a materialist practice or philosophy. It dreams, like a dog in its basket, of hares in the open."
-John Berger
dreamsView Quote
"What makes photography a strange invention is that its primary raw materials are light and time."
-John Berger
artView Quote
Same Category
More quotes in this category
"Democracy functions best when we have an active citizenry."
-Rick Perry
bestView Quote
"I've found the best way is to not be scared of the attention but to be grateful for it and open to it. It makes my days better rather than being annoyed that people want my attention."
-Brandon Routh
bestView Quote
"What I love best in life is new starts."
-Karl Lagerfeld
bestView Quote
"Recruitment and retention are critical to sustain our Armed Forces with the best men and women willing to stand in the gap and make huge sacrifices to ensure our freedom."
-Zack Wamp
bestView Quote
"One of the best things for a woman to hear is that she is sexy."
-Scarlett Johansson
bestView Quote
"I'm either going to go completely mental, completely bankrupt, or have the best success of my life."
-Katy Perry
bestView Quote