Quotes by John Berger

Explore a curated collection of 32 quotes by John Berger. Discover timeless wisdom, insightful thoughts, and memorable words that have inspired readers around the world. Browse through the gallery below and click on any quote to read more.

Autobiography begins with a sense of being alone. It is an orphan form. — John Berger
A man's death makes everything certain about him. Of course, secrets may die with him. And of course, a hundred years la — John Berger
A drawing is a translation. That is to say each mark on the paper is consciously realted, not only to the real or imagin — John Berger
Glamour cannot exist without personal social envy being a common and widespread emotion. — John Berger
Compassion has no place in the natural order of the world which operates on the basis of necessity. Compassion opposes t — John Berger
The envied are like bureaucrats; the more impersonal they are, the greater the illusion (for themselves and for others) — John Berger
Ours is the century of enforced travel of disappearances. The century of people helplessly seeing others, who were close — John Berger
The media network has its idols, but its principal idol is its own style which generates an aura of winning and leaves t — John Berger
Today the discredit of words is very great. Most of the time the media transmit lies. In the face of an intolerable worl — John Berger
Publicity is the life of this culture - in so far as without publicity capitalism could not survive - and at the same ti — John Berger
When we suffer anguish we return to early childhood because that is the period in which we first learnt to suffer the ex — John Berger
Is boredom anything less than the sense of one's faculties slowly dying? — John Berger
Happiness is not something to be pursued, it is something met, an encounter. Most encounters, however, have a sequel; th — John Berger
To be desired is perhaps the closest anybody in this life can reach to feeling immortal. — John Berger
Desire changes its character by 180 degrees. Often, when first aroused, it is felt as the desire to have. The desire to — John Berger
Your lips, beloved, are like a honeycomb: honey and milk are under the tongue. And the smell of your clothes is like the — John Berger
Do you know the legend about cicadas? They say they are the souls of poets who cannot keep quiet because, when they were — John Berger
At times failure is very necessary for the artist. It reminds him that failure is not the ultimate disaster. And this re — John Berger
Protest and anger practically always derives from hope, and the shouting out against injustice is always in the hope of — John Berger
Perspective is not a science but a hope. — John Berger