Everything the Beats stood for was the opposite of the dominant culture today. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes beat culture dominant
I think if there's a great depression there might be some hope. Lawrence Ferlinghetti depressiongreathope Change image and share on social
Freedom of speech is always under attack by Fascist mentality, which exists in all parts of the world, unfortunately. Lawrence Ferlinghetti attackexistfascist Change image and share on social
And the Blue Angels are coming back to scare the local population. I remember seeing old Vietnamese women ducking under the benches in Washington Square; they thought they were back in the war. Lawrence Ferlinghetti angelbackbench Change image and share on social
Fear is a far more dominant force in human behaviour than euphoria - I would never have expected that or given it a moment's thought before, but it shows up in the data in so many ways. Alan Greenspan behaviourdatumdominant Change image and share on social
I remember Detroit feeling really unsafe, feeling scared a lot. Our house was broken into, our car was stolen, we had to get a watchdog, we would get beat up in the street, I had my bike stolen. There was just a lot of real anarchy on the streets and sidewalks. Sufjan Stevens anarchybeatbike share on social
Shaft was a pop culture figure along t he lines of, I guess, Dirty Harry - except that he wasn't as much of a racist. So yeah, I was always a fan. Jeffrey Wright culturedirtyfan Change image and share on social