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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Boyfriends? Psh, like I've got time for that!
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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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Public health and safety are my highest priorities.
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Brutal men with unlimited power are the same all over the world.
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The big business, Hollywood? I don't really work in that business. I peripherally work in it, but I'm not involved in it the way some people are.
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I've seen how important this concept is in business. To be truly successful, companies need to have a corporate mission that is bigger than making a profit. We try to follow that at salesforce.com, where we give 1% of our equity, 1% of our profits, and 1% of our employees' time to the community. By integrating philanthropy into our business model our employees feel that they do much more than just work at our company. By sharing a common and important mission, we are united and focused, and have found a secret weapon that ensures we always win.
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Through the incarnation God descended into nature in order to super-animate and take it back to him.
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I must say, I feel the reception of my work is none of my business.
