Slavoj Žižek Quotes About Desire

Quotes about: Desire

• The problem for us is not are our desires satisfied or not. The problem is how do we know what we desire.

  Slavoj Žižek

  Desire, Problem, Satisfied

• While just looking, we are always hunting among objects, looking for what we desire or fear, endeavoring to recognize some pattern; on the other hand, objects themselves always "stare back," vie for our attention, throw at us their lures and endeavor to entrap us.

  Slavoj Žižek

  Hunting, Hands, Desire

  Slavoj Žižek (2001). “Enjoy Your Symptom!: Jacques Lacan in Hollywood and Out”, p.228, Psychology Press

• What interests me is the following paradox: of how, precisely in our liberal societies, where no one can even imagine a transcendental cause for which to die, we are allowed to adopt a hedonistic, utilitarian, or even more spiritually egotistical stance - like, the goal of my life is the realization of all my potential, fulfillment of my innermost desires, whatever you want.

  Slavoj Žižek

  Goal, Desire, Realization

  Source: www.electronicbookreview.com

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