Ideas, aspirations, and objectives that, by their content, transcend the established universe of discourse and action are either repelled or reduced to terms of this universe.

The truth of art lies in its power to break the monopoly of established reality to define what is real.

Under the rule of a repressive whole, liberty can be made into a powerful instrument of domination.

Art cannot change the world, but it can contribute to changing the consciousness and drives of the men and women who could change the world.

The spontaneous reproduction of superimposed needs by the individual does not establish autonomy; it only testifies to the efficacy of the control.

The Superego, in censoring the unconscious and in implanting conscience, also censors the censor.

Most people are afraid of freedom. They are conditioned to be afraid of it.

There is no free society without silence, without the internal and external spaces of solitude in which the individual freedom can develop.

The music of the soul is also the music of salesmanship. Exchange value, not truth value counts. On it centers the rationality of the status quo, and all alien rationality is bent to It.

Free election of masters does not abolish the masters or the slaves.

Entertainment and learning are not opposites; entertainment may be the most effective mode of learning.

The purpose of having the orphans study all these diverse fields was not for them to just become geniuses, but to become polymaths – meaning they would be geniuses in a wide variety of fields.

It is a maudlin and indecent verity that comes out through the strength of wine.

The Lord never makes a mistake. One day, when we are in heaven, I'm sure we shall see the answers to the whys.

I've never had a surprise birthday party. I've had every other type of surprise. I've had surprise beatings, surprise drug tests, surprise daughter I think.

This is your life. Now go make it the one you've always wanted.

Don't give up, what've you do; eyes front, head high to the finish. See it through!

I want to be more like Pixie Lott. She works really hard but always manages to keep smiling. She never complains.

I've been asked about UFOs and I've said publicly I thought they were somebody else, some other civilization.

In religion, faith is a virtue. In science, faith is a vice.

I dont really like simple characters too much; its too easy. I like a challenge, and I like characters you connect with on screen.