Ellen Willis Quotes
In practice, attempts to sort out good erotica from bad porn inevitably comes down to 'What turns me on is erotic; what turns you on is pornographic.'Ellen Willis
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When I was on 'Trauma,' the first order was six, which turned to 12, and then there were rumors of getting cancelled. I'm used to that.
Taylor Kinney -
Number 4 should have been number 1. Thanks, Honey.
Jack Dempsey -
I lived in America for a long time before I started working as an actor. Some actors show up on set and have never done an American accent before, so they rely on a slew of technical mechanisms. Part of what makes an accent is understanding why people speak that way - you have to understand the culture.
Idris Elba -
I obviously would love to have a girlfriend, but a girlfriend deserves so much of your time and energy. And she deserves to be treated like a princess because that's how you should treat your girls. And if I can't give them that time and that devotion because of my dedication to football, then I don't feel like I should almost waste their time.
J. J. Watt -
Carelessness makes me cross. And unkindness.
Tamsin Greig -
The presence of passion within you is the greatest gift you can receive. Treat it as a miracle.
Wayne Dyer
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A good amount of the guys wanted to date me. Even older guys looking at me. It took some getting used to.
Vanessa Hudgens -
My father never forced me, but chemistry was my best subject.
Yusuf Hamied -
Easy is to occupy a place in a telephone book. Difficult is to occupy someone's heart; know that you're really loved.
Carlos Drummond de Andrade -
If you really want to see the face of war, see the faces of survivors.
Jack Kingston -
Do not learn more than you absolutely need to get through life.
Karl Kraus -
We think that democracy can change a lot of things, but we're being fooled, because democracy is not the election. We've been taught that democracy is having elections. And it isn't. Elections are the most horrendous aspect of democracy. It's the most mundane, trivial, disappointing, dirty aspect.
Gael Garcia Bernal
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There is no bigger aphrodisiac than power.
Zsa Zsa Gabor -
During the Cold War, the United States took its friends where it found them. If they were willing to cast their lot with us, from the Shah to Gen. Pinochet, we welcomed them. Democratic dissidents like Jawaharlal Nehru in India and Olof Palme in Sweden got the back of our hand.
Pat Buchanan -
I would never be able to spend all my life in a busy city like Mumbai.
Kangana Ranaut -
When girls are asking themselves 'Who am I?' for the first time and they hear all this bad PR about math, they think, 'Well, whoever I am, I'm not somebody who likes math.'
Danica McKellar -
I don't care what people do. I don't care how people remember my albums. I do them for my own reasons.
Fiona Apple -
It is wisest to be impartial. If you have health, but are attached to it, you will always be afraid of losing it. And if you fear that loss, but become ill, you will suffer. Why not remain forever joyful in the Self?
Paramahansa Yogananda
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A lot of people say, 'Oh, playing backup quarterback, that's the best position in the world.' Well, what they don't understand is when we leave the building at 5 o'clock on Wednesday or Thursday when practice wraps up, we still need to go home and study and prepare just like you're the starter.
Brock Osweiler -
As with most things in my life, I believe you should try to enjoy yourself and never feel like you are a slave to a routine.
Donatella Versace -
In practice, attempts to sort out good erotica from bad porn inevitably comes down to 'What turns me on is erotic; what turns you on is pornographic.'
Ellen Willis