The Dispossessed

Book · 4 characters · 405 quotes · 1974

Quotes from The Dispossessed

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"Truth requires the courage to speak it alone"
Takver Courage
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"The revolution is not won; it must be lived daily"
Shevek Perseverance
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"To love is to give up the illusion of possession"
Takver Love
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"Language shapes thought, and thought shapes society"
Shevek Philosophy
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"Jealousy is a luxury only the wealthy can afford"
Shevek Money
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"The future is not predetermined; we make it with our hands"
Takver Hope
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"We inherit not the world, but our choices about it"
Shevek
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"The personal is political when all things are shared"
Takver Politics
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"To create is to rebel against what exists"
Shevek Creativity
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"We cannot own what we do not understand"
Takver Wisdom
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"The gift must move. It must circulate, or the world dies"
Shevek Philosophy
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"Time is a resource, like energy. Once spent, it cannot be recovered"
Shevek Time
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"We must learn to live without dominion and without servitude"
Takver Freedom
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"The wall is part of us now, whether we built it or not"
Shevek Change
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"Physics is the most basic science, and it describes the nature of reality itself"
Shevek Science
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"We are the people who refuse to live as slaves"
Takver Freedom
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"The only thing that makes life possible is permanent, intolerable uncertainty; the imagination."
Shevek Imagination
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"The courage to change is the greatest strength."
Takver Courage
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"Work without joy is slavery."
Shevek Work
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"Kindness is the highest form of intelligence."
Takver Kindness
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"Ideas are more dangerous than weapons."
Shevek Power
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"To serve is to be free."
Takver Freedom
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"Truth requires courage to speak."
Shevek Truth
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"We are responsible for one another."
Takver
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"Science serves humanity or it serves nothing."
Shevek Science
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"We cannot build heaven on stolen ground."
Shevek
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"The personal is political."
Takver Politics
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"To think is to resist."
Shevek Courage
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"True love requires true freedom."
Shevek Love
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"We live by work, not for it."
Takver Work