Die Zyniker, die über den Dingen schweben und von oben die Genuss-Gesellschaft verspotten, ergötzten sich an ihren Höhenflügen und gehen dabei der Genuss-Logik ebenso auf den Leim, wie die armen Teufel, die sie verspotten.

Die Aufgabe der Psychoanalyse bestand einst darin, den Menschen zu ermöglichen, ihr Begehren gegen eine repressive Gesellschaft zu verteidigen. Heute muss ihre Aufgabe darin bestehen, den Menschen gegen das Gebot, genießen zu müssen, zu verteidigen.

Aus den Boxen der Genuss-Gesellschaft schallen ihre Slogans: „Du darfst“, „Du willst es, du kriegst es!“, „Enjoy the real thing!“, „Du willst es doch auch“, „Have it your way“… #wirmüssennurwollen

Der Spätkapitalismus verspicht Genuss ohne Reue. Alkoholfreies Bier und zuckerfreie Schokolade suggerieren Genuss ohne Nebenwirkungen und Bio-Bananen lassen uns glauben, wir täten beim kau(f)en etwas für die Umwelt.

Das Versprechen völliger Befriedigung ist eine Illusion, die in dem großen Interesse der Genuss-Gesellschaft am Virtuellen, an Simulationen und Abbildungen aller Art, sichtbar wird. #facebooktinderinstagram

Die Maxime der Genuss-Gesellschaft ist die Unmittelbarkeit, die direkte Verfügbarkeit all dessen, was als Quelle des Genusses dienen könnte. Dementsprechend bekämpft die zeitgenössische Philosophie auch die Metaphysik und begeistert sich für alles Greifbare. #newmaterialism

Die Genuss-Gesellschaft hat die Arbeit abgeschafft: Hackordnungen werden durch flache Hierarchien ersetzt, Arbeitsplätze werden zu Wohlfühloasen und Vorgesetzte zu Kollegen. #MachdeinHobbyzumBeruf

Je mehr man genießen muss, desto weniger kann man genießen. Angesichts grenzenloser Optionen lauert hinter jeder Wahl eine Fehlentscheidung; das Ergebnis ist zwangsläufig Unzufriedenheit.

Schlimm ist, nicht genießen zu können; noch schlimmer ist, wenn der Nachbar es kann. Der Genuss des Anderen wird verdächtig und als Bedrohung wahrgenommen. Daraus resultieren, Neid, Apathie und offene Gewalt.

Die Vorstellung völliger Befriedigung ist eine Illusion. Nur wer akzeptiert, dass jeder Genuss sein Ende hat, und sich die Mängel, die er wie alle anderen leidet, eingesteht, kommt in der Realität an und wird genuss- und empathiefähig.

Things are never perfect, so I never get too high about things, or get too down about things anymore.

I loved Adam Sandler's early stuff. I thought it was so cool how irreverent and weird he would get.

Without faith a man can do nothing; with it all things are possible.

The spiral is a spiritualized circle. In the spiral form the circle uncoiled has ceased to be vicious it has been set free.

I am certainly not a good Muslim. But I am able now to say that I am Muslim; in fact it is a source of happiness to say that I am now inside, and a part of the community whose values have always been closest to my heart.

The champion makes his own luck.

I make jokes because humor is the greatest healing factor that there is.

Sorrow comes in great waves...but rolls over us, and though it may almost smother us, it leaves us. And we know that if it is strong, we are stronger, inasmuch as it passes and we remain.

Surely, anyway, a working day of eight or nine hours which is not split by a nap is simply too much for a human being to take, day in, day out, and particularly so in hot weather.

Soldiers, I had lately like to have been taken from you by the attempt of a few desperate men, but by the grace and providence of the gods, I am still preserved.

When I have a family someday, I'll probably adopt. Adoption has always been something close to my heart. There are so many kids out there who really need a family.

At the request of the special counsel, Mr. Rove will not discuss the substance of his testimony.

We ourselves feel that what we are doing is just a drop in the ocean. But the ocean would be less because of that missing drop.

I've learned that intelligence alone doesn't mean a damn thing. It only leads to violence and pain.

'Game of Thrones' is so unique, and the odds that any of us involved will be in another show like it are very slim, so I'm enjoying the ride.

Saddam Hussein has systematically violated, over the course of the past 11 years, every significant UN resolution that has demanded that he disarm and destroy his chemical and biological weapons, and any nuclear capacity. This he has refused to do.

As one of nine men, DiMaggio is the best player that ever lived.

Being in jail, it's humbled me in a way I never imagined.

Without community service we would not have a strong quality of life. Its important to the person who serves as well as the recipient. Its the way in which we ourselves grow and develop.

I wonder sometimes if manufacturers of foolproof items keep a fool or two on their payroll to test things.

When one door closes another opens but all too often there is a long hallway in between.

When a gifted team dedicates itself to unselfish trust and combines instinct with boldness and effort, it is ready to climb.

At religious instruction classes, I encountered The Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan, and the sincerity of the traveller in that book was overwhelming.

I think that everything you do helps you to write if you're a writer. Adversity and success both contribute largely to making you what you are. If you don't experience either one of those, you're being deprived of something.