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Here are some verified quotes of wisdom from **Michel Foucault** (1926–1984), the French philosopher and social theorist known for his work on power, knowledge, and human behavior:
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**1.** *“Where there is power, there is resistance.”*
**Ledord:** Power, Freedom, Awareness
**Tanke:** Foucault reminds us that power is not absolute — it always generates opposition. Understanding this dynamic helps us see that even within systems of control, there is always space for agency and change.
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**2.** *“Knowledge is not for knowing: knowledge is for cutting.”*
**Ledord:** Knowledge, Transformation, Critical Thinking
**Tanke:** He viewed knowledge as a tool — not for accumulation, but for challenging assumptions and reshaping how we see the world. True learning, in Foucault’s view, is an act of disruption.
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**3.** *“I don’t feel that it is necessary to know exactly what I am. The main interest in life and work is to become someone else that you were not in the beginning.”*
**Ledord:** Identity, Growth, Becoming
**Tanke:** Foucault saw life as a process of continual reinvention. The point is not to define yourself once and for all, but to stay in motion — to evolve beyond what you once were.
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**4.** *“People know what they do; frequently they know why they do what they do; but what they don’t know is what what they do does.”*
**Ledord:** Consequences, Reflection, Systems Thinking
**Tanke:** This highlights the unseen ripple effects of human action. We may understand our motives, but rarely the broader impact our behaviors have on others or on structures of power.
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**5.** *“Freedom is the condition for the exercise of power.”*
**Ledord:** Freedom, Power, Responsibility
**Tanke:** Foucault redefines freedom not as the absence of power, but as its conscious and responsible use. True freedom lies in recognizing and shaping the forces that influence us.
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Would you like me to select one of these and build it out in your **Ledord / Tanke** format for your “366 Days” project (for example, “Day of Awareness” or “Day of Becoming”)?