If every event which occurred could be given a name, there would be no need for stories. John Berger More Quotes by John Berger More Quotes From John Berger The point about hope is that it is something that occurs in very dark moments. It is like a flame in the darkness; it isn't like a confidence and a promise. John Berger confidencedarknesshopedark I actually think of myself as quite a shy person, although I know I give the impression of someone much more confident. I think what I do have is a capacity to listen to the other, even if the other is an opponent. That leads, in all senses of the word, to an engagement. John Berger someonemyselfthinkshy A boycott is directed against a policy and the institutions which support that policy either actively or tacitly. Its aim is not to reject, but to bring about change. John Berger bringaimsupportchange Globalisation means many things. At one level, it talks of trade, which since the 16th century has exchanged goods and now, increasingly, ideas and information across the globe. But globalisation is also a view of the world - it is an opinion about man and why men are on the world. John Berger manmenworldideas A line, an area of tone, is not really important because it records what you have seen, but because of what it will lead you on to see. Following up its logic in order to check its accuracy, you find confirmation or denial in the object itself or in your memory of it. John Berger willmemoryyouimportant Propaganda invariably serves the long-term interests of some elite. John Berger long-termelitesomepropaganda In Degas's compositions with several dancers, their steps, postures and gestures often resemble the almost geometric, formal letters of an alphabet, whereas their bodies and heads are recalcitrant, sinuous and individual. John Berger individualformalletterssteps The human quality Degas most admired was endurance. John Berger humanmostendurancequality
