Pierre Bourdieu Quotes
The point of my work is to show that culture and education aren't simply hobbies or minor influences. They are hugely important in the affirmation of differences between groups and social classes and in the reproduction of those differences.
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Your body is your temple, it's your home, and you must decorate it.
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Most presenters are consumed with preparing their content rapidly, which makes the material about their own narrow perspective.
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I liberate minds with my music. That's more important than liberating a few people from apartheid or whatever.
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Though we may know Him by a thousand names, He is one and the same to us all.
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Having a million-dollar net worth doesn't make you a genius, and having less than a million-dollar net worth doesn't make you a fool.
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I don't like going to the gym because I don't like being with people I don't know in that intense environment.
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You have to interpret what's hot to make it work on yourself. If tweed suits are in, but you're not a suit kind of girl, wear the jacket with jeans and a pair of Converses.
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Music isn't like news, where it's what happened five minutes ago or even 10 seconds ago that matters. With music, a song from the 1960s could be as relevant to someone today as the latest Ke$ha song.
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Remember that we are all human beings trying to do what we love to do.
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In a marathon, if you run too fast, you get exhausted. If you run too slow, you never make it.
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The essence of science is independent thinking, hard work, and not equipment. When I got my Nobel Prize, I had spent hardly 200 rupees on my equipment.
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People say I'm extravagant because I want to be surrounded by beauty. But tell me, who wants to be surrounded by garbage?
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Learning to read the Bible in the light of the times in which it was written is critical.
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I remember looking back on a photo of me... wearing a suit that was, like, two sizes too big for me. I think a lot of guys don't know what fits.
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I don't want them to read what I'm writing and say, 'I think that's right,' and agree with me. I want them to read something and then walk away and be haunted by it.
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I went through the extremes of amazing notoriety and also the dreaded things that you never thought you'd have to live through. Not everything works the way you want it to, but if I sit back and think, 'Am I happy about this?' Yeah. I wouldn't have done anything any better.
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We must start to treat climate change as what it is - a threat to United States security. And we must not delay.
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Exposing your ignorance is how you get somebody to embrace you.
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As a black artist in America, you know, it is so segregated as far as the radio goes and how they position music on the radio.
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When I was writing my dissertation, I wrote about Freud and the process of sublimation, which is when you learn to stop breast-feeding, or stop going to the toilet whenever you want to. It's about learning to repress a desire for instant gratification.
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I have a hard time with morals. All I know is what feels right, what's more important to me is being honest about who you are. Morals I get a little hung up on.
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Work hard, stay positive, and get up early. It's the best part of the day.
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I really love nature. I grew up in the country. But one of the things about nature is that it is beautiful but it's also very dangerous.
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The point of my work is to show that culture and education aren't simply hobbies or minor influences. They are hugely important in the affirmation of differences between groups and social classes and in the reproduction of those differences.
