Quotations

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73% of serial killers voted Republican.

My ass is too big to catch Estelle's men.

"This is the legendary biblical zone, and there are more churches here than Starbucks."
"There are more prisons here than Starbucks."

This is the point of Lacan's philosophy - fantasy must transcend reality. Because the moment a fantasy comes true, you can no longer fantasize about it.

I can give you high marks if you want to... study hard.

It's more interesting to try to hide the truth.

"I did a very stupid thing last night."
"Hope you're wearing a condom."

The old law of an eye for an eye has blinded us. - Gandhi

If you are not a libertarian at 30, you are not a passionate person. But if you're a libertarian at 40, your brain is flooded.

There is no truth, only opinions.

These days, it's hard to find even an employee who doesn't take sedatives.

Socrates is ugly, Plato is fat, and Aristotle has bad taste in clothes.

Hate is no fun if it is not shared.

Sex is actually overrated.

Fear of death makes me very tired.

"I need more time."
"You'll find the time."

When your mind goes beyond desire, no longer indulges...when your habits defeat your dreams...when you lose everything...death maybe It's a gift.

All I can tell you is that I'm dead by this time tomorrow. I know the time, but I don't know why. You have 24 hours to find out.

An execution potion costs the Texas state $86.

It's not fair to blame the system for the madness of individuals.

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The Life of David Gale quotes

  • Constance Harraway: Stop that!

    David Gale: What?

    Constance Harraway: Active listening, I hate active listeners. I always feel like they're to busy *pretending* to be listening to hear what I'm saying.

    David Gale: I can listen and actively listen at the same time. I'm good at that.

  • David Gale: Fantasies have to be unrealistic because the moment, the second that you get what you seek, you don't, you can't want it anymore. In order to continue to exist, desire must have its objects perpetually absent. It's not the "it" that you want, it's the fantasy of "it." So, desire supports crazy fantasies. This is what Pascal means when he says that we are only truly happy when daydreaming about future happiness. Or why we say the hunt is sweeter than the kill. Or be careful what you wish for. Not because you'll get it, but because you're doomed not to want it once you do. So the lesson of Lacan is, living by your wants will never make you happy. What it means to be fully human is to strive to live by ideas and ideals and not to measure your life by what you've attained in terms of your desires but those small moments of integrity, compassion, rationality, even self-sacrifice. Because in the end, the only way that we can measure the significance of our own lives is by valuing the lives of others.