Judith Butler Quotes
In the first instance, performativity must be understood not as a singular or deliberate ‘act,’ but, rather, as the reiterative and citational practice by which discourse produces the effects that it names.
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Part of being a top-20 firm is mind-share.
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Actually, my mom doesn't let me touch any of my money out of my bank. She says she is going to keep it there until I am 18, and I don't think anyone can touch that. No money has been taken out of there.
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Versace designs have always been bootlegged. Now it's Versace bootlegging the bootleg for the bootleggers to bootleg the bootleg.
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Well, you know, Thomas Jefferson, who was the author of the Declaration of Independence said he wouldn't have any atheists in his cabinet because atheists wouldn't swear an oath to God. That was Jefferson and we have never had any Muslims in the cabinet.
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If you want to see the real Pablo Escobar, go see a documentary.
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I do know some missed tackles usually that comes down to leverage, and I know those are correctable and fixable.
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For my part, I make this pledge to all of you: The politics of division, of pitting east against west, urban versus rural, region against region, and people against people will have no place in my Administration.
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Even in the tough times, He's still a good God.
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An entertainer should in his public performance keep himself out of any controversy, political or otherwise.
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It's the weirdest thing. When you go into acting, you expect to be a huge star and to be recognized... It did happen, but not in the way you expect it to... In L.A., I'm just another character actor.
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Adam Smith pointed out that there were three things that make us more prosperous, in a general sort of way: freedom to pursue our own self-interest; specialization, which he called division of labor; and freedom of trade.
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I'm a full-time writer, which means I have the entire day to get my work done. But that can also be bad, because that means I have the entire day to get in my way.
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The disenfranchised should be going to art school - not the franchised.
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The gap between being a bad person and being a criminal is often wide.
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I am not asking anyone to accept Christianity if his best reasoning tells him that the weight of the evidence is against it.
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To this day, I'm not as interested in music as people think. I'm more interested in how close we can get through the music.
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I'm not going to give up doing interesting things. I'm going to do it as long as I possibly can and hopefully have longevity in this business.
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I actually really love working with young actors because they're so responsive and instinctive, and it's a much less honed craft that they're employing.
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Service is the overflow which pours from a life filled with love and devotion.
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It's hard to practice compassion when we're struggling with our authenticity or when our own worthiness is off-balance.
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Following Christ is not a casual or occasional practice but a continuous commitment and way of life that applies at all times and in all places.
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When I first came to Hollywood, the blacklist was just starting, and they were having hearings in Washington. What most people don't know is the judge of these hearings himself was later convicted of misappropriation. 'Spartacus' helped break the blacklist, because Spartacus was a real character.
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And friends of mine that had photography class in high school would develop the film and make prints and I'd take them back to the track and give 'em away or try and sell them. Much to my parents' dismay, I majored in photography in college.
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In the first instance, performativity must be understood not as a singular or deliberate ‘act,’ but, rather, as the reiterative and citational practice by which discourse produces the effects that it names.
