Jacques Derrida Quotes

Who was Jacques Derrida?

Jacques Derrida was a French philosopher known for the concept of deconstruction.

Born July 15, 1930
Died October 9, 2004
Aged 74 years old

Books by Jacques Derrida



Best 7 Quotes by Jacques Derrida

“I always dream of a pen that would be a syringe.”

“I speak only one language, and it is not my own.”

“If things were simple, word would have gotten around.”

“Monsters cannot be announced. One cannot say: 'Here are our monsters,' without immediately turning the monsters into pets.”

“Psychoanalysis has taught that the dead – a dead parent, for example – can be more alive for us, more powerful, more scary, than the living. It is the question of ghosts.”

“To pretend, I actually do the thing: I have therefore only pretended to pretend.”

“What cannot be said above all must not be silenced but written.”

Offer of the week

OtterBox Black Case for iPhone 14

 

You Might Like

“Out of your vulnerabilities will come your strength.”


More quotes by Sigmund Freud

You Might Like These Related Authors