Judith Butler Quotes
I do situate myself in this problem of being a Jew who doesn't want to be represented by the state of Israel, a state that claims to represent all Jewish people and make me into a potential citizen.
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The kindest word to describe my performance in school was Sloth.
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Were there none who were discontented with what they have, the world would never reach anything better.
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I can find God in nature, in animals, in birds and the environment.
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The three theater peeps I would love to dine with are Mel Brooks, because he is so funny; Stephen Sondheim, because he is a god-like genius; and Ethel Merman, to compare notes on fabulous belting.
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Playing music is a beautiful thing. But listening to music is just as great.
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At every Christmas, I fail to remember the daughters' shoe sizes, and they are not growing, but grown. After ostensible hard thought about who needs what, I have failed to give good gifts; I have failed to receive good gifts.
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I go back and forth between indie and studio because I feel like it, not because I feel obligated to do one or the other.
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I have been sober for the longest time. Oh, it's over a decade now. No joke.
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I think I've achieved a lot in 41 years. I like how 41 feels; I feel good. I don't like how it sounds too much.
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Marvel has such a huge slice of the pie.
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The situation in disability sport is growing, and girls like Ellie Cole are doing wonders.
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Part of our job as storytellers is to show people pockets of the world that they don't know. The more we understand, the more we don't judge.
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The number of people who will not go to a show they do not want to see is unlimited.
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I don't want people following me around, everywhere I go, people talking to me and stuff. I don't want to be walking down the street with a bodyguard. I don't think that will be an issue playing in L.A.
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I always wanted to be an ambassador.
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You can be a pretty face, but if you're not a nice person, it just doesn't work. I'm not traditionally a beauty, but apparently people think I'm all right. If you're a nice person, it definitely helps.
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Coming out was crucial to changing attitudes about gays and lesbians: will people feel differently about abortion if they know their mother, their aunt, or their friend had one?
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I've always imagined myself doing well, whatever I did.
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I'm trying to make sense of lot of things with 'Tyrannosaur.' I'm trying to make sense of people who've left now. They're not here, they can't answer for themselves any more, they're gone. And I'm trying to make peace with those ghosts.
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No. --Claire Bullshit! Yes, a world of yes. --Eve
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Hating is a full time job with no benefits, only an acquired type can do it. I thank God I didnt meet the qualifications.
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The great problem there is we have to have the cooperation of those other Asian countries.
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It is impossible to get out of a problem by using the same kind of thinking that it took to get into it.
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I do situate myself in this problem of being a Jew who doesn't want to be represented by the state of Israel, a state that claims to represent all Jewish people and make me into a potential citizen.
