My Dinner with Andre - The Nature of Boredom and Control
Andre Gregory:
We're bored. We're all bored now. But has it ever occurred to you, Wally, that the process that creates this boredom that we see in the world now, may very well be a self perpetuating, unconscious form of brainwashing created by a world totalitarian government based on money and that all of this is much more dangerous than one thinks, and its not just a question of individual survival, Wally, but that somebody who's bored is asleep, and somebody who's asleep will not say no?
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My Dinner with Andre - Changing Impact of Experiences Over Time
Andre Gregory:
Things don't affect people the way they used to. I mean it may very well be that 10 years from now people will pay $10,000 in cash to be castrated just in order to be affected by something.
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My Dinner with Andre - The Connection Between Being and Growing
Andre Gregory:
Do you know, in Sanskrit the root of the verb "to be" is the same as "to grow" or "to make grow".
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My Dinner with Andre - Skepticism Towards Technology and Comfort
Andre Gregory:
I wouldn't put on an electric blanket for any reason. First, I'd be worried if I get electrocuted. No, I don't trust technology. But I mean, the main thing, Wally, is that I think that kind of comfort just separates you from reality in a very direct way.
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My Dinner with Andre - The Importance of Living Beyond Habit
Andre Gregory: [[Marlon Brando]
Remember that moment when ] sent the Indian woman to accept the Oscar, and everything went haywire? Things just very rarely go haywire now. If you're just operating by habit, then you're not really living.
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