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Jean Baudrillard Quotes

The very definition of the real becomes: that of which it is possible to give an equivalent reproduction. The real is not only what can be reproduced, but that which is always already reproduced. The hyper real Picture Quote #1

There exists, between people in love, a kind of capital held by each. This is not just a stock of affects or pleasure, but also the possibility of playing double or quits with the share you hold in the other’s heart Picture Quote #1

To love someone is to isolate him from the world, wipe out every trace of him, dispossess him of his shadow, drag him into a murderous future. It is to circle around the other like a dead star and absorb him into a black light Picture Quote #1

We shall never resolve the enigma of the relation between the negative foundations of greatness and that greatness itself Picture Quote #1

Boredom is like a pitiless zooming in on the epidermis of time. Every instant is dilated and magnified like the pores of the face Picture Quote #1

There are only a few images that are not forced to provide meaning, or have to go through the filter of a specific idea Picture Quote #1

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Everywhere one seeks to produce meaning, to make the world signify, to render it visible. We are not, however, in danger of lacking meaning; quite the contrary, we are gorged with meaning and it is killing us Picture Quote #1

The obese is in a total delirium. For he is not only large, of a size opposed to normal morphology: he is larger than large. He no longer makes sense in some distinctive opposition, but in his excess, his redundancy Picture Quote #1

We are no longer in a state of growth; we are in a state of excess. We are living in a society of excrescence. The boil is growing out of control, recklessly at cross purposes with itself, its impacts multiplying as the causes disintegrate Picture Quote #1

Sadder than destitution, sadder than a beggar is the man who eats alone in public. Nothing more contradicts the laws of man or beast, for animals always do each other the honor of sharing or disputing each other’s food Picture Quote #1

Information can tell us everything. It has all the answers. But they are answers to questions we have not asked, and which doubtless don’t even arise Picture Quote #1

If everything is perfect, language is useless. This is true for animals. If animals don’t speak, it’s because everything’s perfect for them. If one day they start to speak, it will be because the world has lost a certain sort of perfection Picture Quote #1

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It is the task of radical thought, since the world is given to us unintelligibly, to make it more unintelligible, more enigmatic, more fabulous Picture Quote #1

The surprises of thought are like those of love: they wear out. But here too you can carry on for a long time doing your conjugal duty Picture Quote #1

With the truth, you need to get rid of it as soon as possible and pass it on to someone else. As with illness, this is the only way to be cured of it. The person who keeps truth in his hands has lost Picture Quote #1

We live in a world where there is more and more information, and less and less meaning Picture Quote #1

This is what terrorism is occupied with as well: making real, palpable violence surface in opposition to the invisible violence of security Picture Quote #1

Animals have no unconscious, because they have a territory. Men have only had an unconscious since they lost a territory Picture Quote #1

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Imagine the amazing good fortune of the generation that gets to see the end of the world. This is as marvelous as being there in the beginning Picture Quote #1

Fiction is not imagination. It is what anticipates imagination by giving it the form of reality Picture Quote #1

Simulation is the situation created by any system of signs when it becomes sophisticated enough, autonomous enough, to abolish its own referent and to replace it with itself Picture Quote #1

Art does not die because there is no more art. It dies because there is too much Picture Quote #1

It is exciting to hear one of your fondest ideas formulated in one fell swoop, better than you could have done yourself Picture Quote #1

Fiction is not imagination. It is what anticipates imagination by giving it the form of reality. This is quite opposite to our own natural tendency which is to anticipate reality by imagining it, or to flee from it by idealizing it. That is why we shall never inhabit true fiction we are condemned to the imaginary and nostalgia for the future Picture Quote #1

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You need an infinite stretch of time ahead of you to start to think, infinite energy to make the smallest decision. The world is getting denser. The immense number of useless projects is bewildering. Too many things have to be put in to balance up an uncertain scale. You can’t disappear anymore. You die in a state of total indecision Picture Quote #1

The liberated man is not the one who is freed in his ideal reality, his inner truth, or his transparency; he is the man who changes spaces, who circulates, who changes sex, clothes, and habits according to fashion, rather than morality, and who changes opinions not as his conscience dictates but in response to opinion polls Picture Quote #1

If we consider the superiority of the human species, the size of its brain, its powers of thinking, language and organization, we can say this: were there the slightest possibility that another rival or superior species might appear, on earth or elsewhere, man would use every means at his disposal to destroy it Picture Quote #1

Mistakes, scandals, and failures no longer signal catastrophe. The crucial thing is that they be made credible, and that the public be made aware of the efforts being expended in that direction. The marketing immunity of governments is similar to that of the major brands of washing powder Picture Quote #1

One of life’s primal situations; the game of hide and seek. Oh, the delicious thrill of hiding while the others come looking for you, the delicious terror of being discovered, but what panic when, after a long search, the others abandon you! You mustn’t hide too well. You mustn’t be too good at the game. The player must never be bigger than the game itself Picture Quote #1

Contact with men who wield power and authority still leaves an intangible sense of repulsion. It’s very like being in close proximity to fecal matter, the fecal embodiment of something unmentionable, and you wonder what it is made of and when it acquired its historically sacred character Picture Quote #1

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The very definition of the real becomes: that of which it is possible to give an equivalent reproduction. The real is not only what can be reproduced, but that which is always already reproduced. The hyper real (Jean Baudrillard Quotes) There exists, between people in love, a kind of capital held by each. This is not just a stock of affects or pleasure, but also the possibility of playing double or quits with the share you hold in the other’s heart (Jean Baudrillard Quotes) To love someone is to isolate him from the world, wipe out every trace of him, dispossess him of his shadow, drag him into a murderous future. It is to circle around the other like a dead star and absorb him into a black light (Jean Baudrillard Quotes) We shall never resolve the enigma of the relation between the negative foundations of greatness and that greatness itself (Jean Baudrillard Quotes) Boredom is like a pitiless zooming in on the epidermis of time. Every instant is dilated and magnified like the pores of the face (Jean Baudrillard Quotes) There are only a few images that are not forced to provide meaning, or have to go through the filter of a specific idea (Jean Baudrillard Quotes) Everywhere one seeks to produce meaning, to make the world signify, to render it visible. We are not, however, in danger of lacking meaning; quite the contrary, we are gorged with meaning and it is killing us (Jean Baudrillard Quotes) The obese is in a total delirium. For he is not only large, of a size opposed to normal morphology: he is larger than large. He no longer makes sense in some distinctive opposition, but in his excess, his redundancy (Jean Baudrillard Quotes) We are no longer in a state of growth; we are in a state of excess. We are living in a society of excrescence. The boil is growing out of control, recklessly at cross purposes with itself, its impacts multiplying as the causes disintegrate (Jean Baudrillard Quotes) Sadder than destitution, sadder than a beggar is the man who eats alone in public. Nothing more contradicts the laws of man or beast, for animals always do each other the honor of sharing or disputing each other’s food (Jean Baudrillard Quotes) Information can tell us everything. It has all the answers. But they are answers to questions we have not asked, and which doubtless don’t even arise (Jean Baudrillard Quotes) If everything is perfect, language is useless. This is true for animals. If animals don’t speak, it’s because everything’s perfect for them. If one day they start to speak, it will be because the world has lost a certain sort of perfection (Jean Baudrillard Quotes) It is the task of radical thought, since the world is given to us unintelligibly, to make it more unintelligible, more enigmatic, more fabulous (Jean Baudrillard Quotes) The surprises of thought are like those of love: they wear out. But here too you can carry on for a long time doing your conjugal duty (Jean Baudrillard Quotes) With the truth, you need to get rid of it as soon as possible and pass it on to someone else. As with illness, this is the only way to be cured of it. The person who keeps truth in his hands has lost (Jean Baudrillard Quotes) We live in a world where there is more and more information, and less and less meaning (Jean Baudrillard Quotes) This is what terrorism is occupied with as well: making real, palpable violence surface in opposition to the invisible violence of security (Jean Baudrillard Quotes) Animals have no unconscious, because they have a territory. Men have only had an unconscious since they lost a territory (Jean Baudrillard Quotes) Imagine the amazing good fortune of the generation that gets to see the end of the world. This is as marvelous as being there in the beginning (Jean Baudrillard Quotes) Fiction is not imagination. It is what anticipates imagination by giving it the form of reality (Jean Baudrillard Quotes) Simulation is the situation created by any system of signs when it becomes sophisticated enough, autonomous enough, to abolish its own referent and to replace it with itself (Jean Baudrillard Quotes) Art does not die because there is no more art. It dies because there is too much (Jean Baudrillard Quotes) It is exciting to hear one of your fondest ideas formulated in one fell swoop, better than you could have done yourself (Jean Baudrillard Quotes) Fiction is not imagination. It is what anticipates imagination by giving it the form of reality. This is quite opposite to our own natural tendency which is to anticipate reality by imagining it, or to flee from it by idealizing it. That is why we shall never inhabit true fiction we are condemned to the imaginary and nostalgia for the future (Jean Baudrillard Quotes) You need an infinite stretch of time ahead of you to start to think, infinite energy to make the smallest decision. The world is getting denser. The immense number of useless projects is bewildering. Too many things have to be put in to balance up an uncertain scale. You can’t disappear anymore. You die in a state of total indecision (Jean Baudrillard Quotes) The liberated man is not the one who is freed in his ideal reality, his inner truth, or his transparency; he is the man who changes spaces, who circulates, who changes sex, clothes, and habits according to fashion, rather than morality, and who changes opinions not as his conscience dictates but in response to opinion polls (Jean Baudrillard Quotes) If we consider the superiority of the human species, the size of its brain, its powers of thinking, language and organization, we can say this: were there the slightest possibility that another rival or superior species might appear, on earth or elsewhere, man would use every means at his disposal to destroy it (Jean Baudrillard Quotes) Mistakes, scandals, and failures no longer signal catastrophe. The crucial thing is that they be made credible, and that the public be made aware of the efforts being expended in that direction. The marketing immunity of governments is similar to that of the major brands of washing powder (Jean Baudrillard Quotes) One of life’s primal situations; the game of hide and seek. Oh, the delicious thrill of hiding while the others come looking for you, the delicious terror of being discovered, but what panic when, after a long search, the others abandon you! You mustn’t hide too well. You mustn’t be too good at the game. The player must never be bigger than the game itself (Jean Baudrillard Quotes) Contact with men who wield power and authority still leaves an intangible sense of repulsion. It’s very like being in close proximity to fecal matter, the fecal embodiment of something unmentionable, and you wonder what it is made of and when it acquired its historically sacred character (Jean Baudrillard Quotes)

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