204 Quotes About Utopia

Utopian speculations ... must come back into fashion. They are a way of affirming faith in the possibility of solving problems that seem at the moment insoluble. Today even the survival of humanity is a utopian hope.

Ma forse, la morte non era altro che un'onda solitaria che andava a spegnersi a riva, mentre infinite altre continuavano a solcare il mare.

Musical myths speak with authority about our society, its fragility, its strengths, its desires, and its limits. Music becomes a wise version of the utopian messenger, pleasing us with his account of an ideal land but also warning us, in his tones, of all the dangers.

Num mundo perfeito isento de erros e horrores não escrevo crítica social nem manifesto político, eu escrevo apenas beleza.

We have made some collective mistakes as a species, it’s true – invested too much power in things we can’t see, let alone control. But look at the world we have, Chiku. For all its failings, things could be a great deal worse. No one’s died in any wars lately, or been murdered, or left to rot in a prison, or been denied the basic allocation of fresh food and drinking water. No one’s been tortured for their beliefs or made to feel like a pariah because of their sexual preferences.

Conosco una sola persona in grado di provvedere alla mia libertà, e quella persona sorride ogni mattina nel mio specchio.

It may be that the best we can hope for when it comes to utopias is that they be held at arm's length and regarded as aesthetic constructions, in which various proportions are neatly worked out, contradictions eliminated, and outside intrusions minimized. They are fictions, artifacts of culture. And we should be wary if they ever become much more.

But anyone who deliberately tries to get himself elected to a public office is permanently disqualified from holding one.

Cuando un hombre se mueve, siempre busca el objetivo de ese movimiento. Para recorrer mil kilómetros debe creer que hay algo bueno después de ese recorrido y necesita el señuelo de una tierra prometida para tener fuerza y poder moverse