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

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.

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

The people recognize themselves in their commodities; they find their soul in their automobile, hi-fi set, split-level home, kitchen equipment.

I was brought up by people who loved others. I love people. We had no animosity. We had no feeling that we hate anyone.

You can break the walls of limitations with the power of your dreams and imagination.

I'm not gonna be broke, like my mom was broke, my uncles were broke, my sisters didn't have money, my cousins on down.

It was strange at times. We had to make out so much that we kind of got over it. It was really awkward.

Obviously it's difficult not to compare one record success-wise, or sales-wise, or whatever, but I think you're always going to have moments - whatever record you've got - of insecurity.

We were surprised how closely the cuckoo imitated the clock-and yet, of course, it could never have heard a clock.

The "end of history" has been proclaimed many times, always falsely.

Lean into the sharp points and fully experience them. The essence of bravery is being without self-deception. Wisdom is inherent in (understanding) emotions.

The Duce will have Ethiopia, with or without the Ethiopians.

Money is a big part of your life, and when you learn how to get your finances under control, all areas of your life will soar.