Judith Butler Quotes
Let's face it. We're undone by each other. And if we're not, we're missing something. If this seems so clearly the case with grief, it is only because it was already the case with desire. One does not always stay intact.
Quotes to Explore
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I come from nothing, and growing up, I really didn't have many people to inspire me, at least no good people to inspire me.
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If you want your children to bring original ideas into the world, you need to let them pursue their passions, not yours.
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Unfortunately, I'm very accident-prone.
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Forget not, O Lord, that I am one of those whom Thou hast created, and with Thine own blood hast redeemed. I repent me of my sins: I will strive to amend my ways.
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A lot happens in 20 years.
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I love hard punch lines, and I like anything that has a strong point of view.
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Fans can never accuse R. Kelly of doing the same thing; I keep mixing it up.
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We cannot control what emotions or circumstances we will experience next, but we can choose how we will respond to them.
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I believe if more American children read the Ten Commandments and are taught what they mean, they will predictably engage in less crime.
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I can tell you where I was when Kennedy was shot - which was in the common room at school. I heard about it on the old valve radio. At the time of Armstrong's landing, I was at university rehearsing a play.
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Whether I build a character from the ground up or develop one, whether within my own copyright or in licensed work, I can step into that character's mind. It takes a kind of voluntary dissociation akin to method acting, military planning, marketing, or detective work: to think like the other guy and work out what he's going to do next.
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The race of children possesses magically sagacious powers.
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It's a sin to be tired.
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I'm very careful. I think about everything. Some people go, 'Oh, I went out and bought something and didn't realise how much it was,' but there's no such thing with me. I always think about the future because I never want to go backwards.
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Nellie Kim, an Olympic champion from the former Soviet Union, got a 10 right after me in '76, but nobody talks about that.
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Painting is just another way of keeping a diary.
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I'm a natural blonde, but I feel like a brunette.
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As in any war, there have been dreadful mistakes and civilian casualties. The difference is when Israelis kill innocents they apologize; when Hezbollah kills innocents they celebrate.
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I'd like to learn how to cook. I've hauled around this big, old, heavy Martha Stewart cookbook in my suitcase to Cape Cod, L.A., Paris. I don't know what possessed me.
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Every decision to use military force is an excruciatingly difficult one.
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My dad showed me loads of films when I was young, but I never thought I would be in movies. That didn't seem like a real job to me.
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Holding individuals accountable for corporate wrongdoing isn't ideological; it's good law enforcement.
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We are the recipients of scientific method. We can each be a creative and active part of it if we so desire.
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Let's face it. We're undone by each other. And if we're not, we're missing something. If this seems so clearly the case with grief, it is only because it was already the case with desire. One does not always stay intact.
