Judith Butler Quotes
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One of the prices that we pay for integration was the disintegration of the black community.
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There are people who go clad in tunics and have nothing to do with furs, who nevertheless are lacking in humility. Surely humility in furs is better than pride in tunics.
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When I was a little kid, I used to watch with my brother when there was Macho Man and Hulk Hogan. But then I fell out of it for a few years.
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I tolerate lactose like I tolerate people.
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Becoming a vampire means completely changing your identity.
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I'm a sponge for historical images of black people and black history on film.
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I am an ardent supporter of capitalism - but I also understand that while individuals have inalienable, God-given rights, corporations do not.
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Let me be the first to say I can't remember ever having a conversation about the definition of consent when I was a kid. I knew that 'no' meant 'no,' but that's it.
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When I was a child, the temptation to sin was always a romantic option. This romantic option led me to the cinema, a place where sin was welcome.
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Americans are good at pursuing happiness. And the Americans who pursue happiness most diligently show that we're also good at running it down and killing it.
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After six years at Le Cirque, I decided to start my own business. I opened Daniel at 76th Street in May '93.
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Of course I wanted children. Bright, gorgeous, loving children. I could almost see them.
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Any two philosophers can tell each other all they know in two hours.
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Playing on the Burj Al Arab helipad was an unforgettable experience, and the view of Dubai was incredible.
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When I was a teenager in New York, I was buying antique clothes. I still am.
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I consider myself fortunate to have grown up in Brooklyn. It's what gave me my drive to succeed, the upward mobility I've been after my whole life.
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Remember, when YouTube was founded in the U.S., America's Funniest Home Videos had been around for a long time. In China, the history of TV as well as user-generated video is very, very short. So, we've actually had to do a lot of things to motivate that.
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Children thrown from heavensee the peacock's jealous tremblestars congeal into instructionsshowing how the sky is openedand spread down like a bedsheet
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I've always been into theater and movies. When I was in school, I did a monologue for my talent show. I would go to the local theater. I was always in dance. I was always performing. That was always my thing.
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In every debate, whatever the format, whatever the questions, there is one and only one way to identify the winner: Who commands the room? Who drives the narrative? Who is in charge?
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It shows nobility to be willing to increase your debt to a man to whom you already owe much.
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A good story needs equally good talent to foster it.
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Soundgarden was incredibly democratic, and I was really proud of that. I felt like we got along better than most bands we toured with and most people we knew. And at the same time, when you're that democratic and concerned with each other's opinions, you're always concerned with what the other people think.
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I must say, I feel the reception of my work is none of my business.
