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When the ordinary becomes an industry

One quote argues television turned the manufacture of banality into a major industry rather than a small art.

Last Updated on May 30, 2021

Good
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Nov 07, 2020

Evil has always been there; it's always a part of us. Evil is no big surprise. But what about the people who gave freely, who stood up for human dignity? Even in the most extreme and terrible situations, these acts of dignity existed. And for me, that is the banality of good.

Quotes by Rithy Panh

Industry
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Nov 07, 2020

Television has lifted the manufacture of banality out of the sphere of handicraft and placed it in that of a major industry.

Quotes by Nathalie Sarraute

Community Service
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Nov 07, 2020

There is no community service in 'Seinfeld.' But rather than lauding that, I think it shows the insane banality of it.

Quotes by Jason Alexander

Belief
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Nov 07, 2020

There arose a belief in style - and in banality. Banality encompassed politics, too, because it was a common belief that politics were not worthy of art.

Quotes by Douglas Sirk

Like
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Nov 07, 2020

The older I get, the more aware I am of the banality and indifference of a place like Trinidad to any development of the arts.

Quotes by Derek Walcott

Overcome
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Nov 07, 2020

Today Americans are overcome not by the sense of endless possibility but by the banality of the social order they have erected against it.

Quotes by Christopher Lasch

Evil
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Nov 07, 2020

Dawn was written well before 9/11. People speak a lot today about the banality of evil, but not all evil is banal. Some of it is carefully structured and well-thought-out. That's where the real danger lies.

Quotes by Alan Dean Foster

Another connects banality to politics itself, recalling a belief that political subjects weren't considered worthy material for serious art.

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