Never chain your dogs together with sausages. One must accustom one's self to be bored. John Berger accustomborechain Change image and share on social
The autobiographical doesn't interest me. I could think of few things less interesting than rooting about in my life. John Berger autobiographicalinterestlife Change image and share on social
In drawing after drawing, pastel after pastel, painting after painting, the contours of Degas's dancing figures become, at a certain point, darkly insistent, tangled and dusky. It may be around an elbow, a heel, an armpit, a calf muscle, the nape of a neck. John Berger armpitcalfcontour share on social
Ever since the Greek tragedies, artists have, from time to time, asked themselves how they might influence ongoing political events. John Berger artistaskevent Change image and share on social
Autobiography begins with a sense of being alone. It is an orphan form. John Berger autobiographybeginform Change image and share on social
I wanted to write about looking at the world, so it's more about helping people, or persuading people, to see what is around us; both the marvellous and the terrible. John Berger helpmarvellouspeople Change image and share on social
Words are so often used in the opposite sense, as a screen of diversion. It's the struggle towards truthfulness which is the same whether one is writing a poem, a novel or an argument. John Berger argumentdiversionopposite Change image and share on social
Nakedness reveals itself. Nudity is placed on display. The nude is condemned to never being naked. Nudity is a form of dress. John Berger condemndisplaydress Change image and share on social
That we find a crystal or a poppy beautiful means that we are less alone, that we are more deeply inserted into existence than the course of a single life would lead us to believe. John Berger beautifulcrystaldeeply Change image and share on social
Propaganda requires a permanent network of communication so that it can systematically stifle reflection with emotive or utopian slogans. Its pace is usually fast. John Berger communicationemotivefast Change image and share on social
