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Individuals are prey to institutions in modern mass societies... Individuals can struggle mightily against institutionalized conditions, but without changing the institutions themselves, those efforts will be largely for naught, since people
tire, lose focus, forget, and, eventually, give up their ghosts, while institutions share no such limitations.


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BRIAN BLESSED I fed my yak on my spare Cadbury chocolate 21,0000ft up Everest. It was a blonde, very sweet female ...
BRIAN BLESSED There will be no funeral! Before I get too old and ill, I'll go to South America and live among ...
BRIAN BLESSED I have marvelous dreams! I meet Buddha, I meet Jesus, I meet Mohammed. I constantly dream of space, ...
BRIAN BLESSED When I was a child, I wanted to... go into space! To go to Mars. I wanted to explore and explore and...
BRIAN BLESSED You can't call it an adventure unless it's tinged with danger. The greatest danger in life, ...
BRIAN BLESSED Smart and savvy, the fearless female member of George Washington's Secret Six is a testament to ...
BRIAN KILMEADE My parents taught me honesty, truth, compassion, kindness and how to care for people. Also, they enc...
BRIAN BLESSED The English don't like concepts, really, not from a pop star. It's alright if they come from...
BRIAN ENO You cannot control what happens to you, but you can control your attitude toward what happens to you...
BRIAN TRACY When I was a kid, I used to be afraid of the dark. I would stand at my door, turn the light off and ...
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