Catharine MacKinnon (Catharine Alice MacKinnon) Quotes
Power is being able to say complete and utter nonsense and have it be believed, powerlessness is where no matter how much cogent evidence and proof one has, to not be believed.
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The problem that I think is reasonable to assert about Fox and its coverage is that they make up stories out of whole cloth and then make a big deal out of them.
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Women I admired growing up - Debra Winger, Diane Keaton, Meryl Streep - were all beautiful and thin, but not too thin. There are a lot of actresses who are unhealthy-skinny - much, much too skinny. You can't Pilates to that.
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There is another old poet whose name I do not now remember who said, 'Truth is the daughter of Time.'
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Even the 'Negro' shows like 'Amos and Andy' and 'Beulah' are written largely by white writers - the better to preserve the stereotypes, I imagine.
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Protecting eagles from the threat of extinction is a conservation success story that we must prudently safeguard for future generations to come.
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I have no control over the super PAC; all I do is write the check.
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Ernie Hudson was new to the comedy world, and being the fourth Ghostbuster, he would have ideas, and he would talk to Ivan Reitman, and Ivan would kind of put him off. I could see how disappointed he was.
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I keep all my clothes on in House on Haunted Hill, Mary Jane's Last Dance, and The Way of the Gun.
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Through Plato, Aristotle came to believe in God; but Plato never attempted to prove His reality. Aristotle had to do so. Plato contemplated Him; Aristotle produced arguments to demonstrate Him. Plato never defined Him; but Aristotle thought God through logically, and concluded with entire satisfaction to himself that He was the Unmoved Mover.
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Truth, they say, is but too often in difficulties, but is never finally suppressed.
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I can't even give my father a proper gift. Every single Father's Day means so much to me. I'm so close to him. He's my big brother, but also my father.
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To arrive and try to fight for the Champions League, to try to fight to be the best in the world, you need time.
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The American tradition rests on pillars of self-questioning, self-actualization, and disagreement.
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I've developed this routine at home. I wait for the kids to go to bed; then my wife falls asleep. Then, it's dark and quiet enough for me to work on songs.
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The whole problem with the world is that fools and fanatics are always so certain of themselves, but wiser people are full of doubts.
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I find if my character is more glamorous, I become more conscious of what I look like.
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When you go a week without seeing a human face, that does something to you.
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There's no getting around it: Writing is hard, while working with young performers is nearly always a joy.
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If people should ever start to do only what is necessary millions would die of hunger.
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I really don't have a favorite course. I usually ask where there are the least players.
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I'm going to work hard not to have any wrong thoughts!
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Living in L.A. keeps me in my car a lot, and I'm constantly flipping back and forth between the following Sirius/XM Radio stations: NFL Radio, MLB Radio, POTUS, MSNBC, CNN, and Fox News.
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I am the CEO and co-founder of Purpose - a social movement incubator and agency. We work on ways to help millions of people combine their power as citizens, consumers and cultural agents.
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Power is being able to say complete and utter nonsense and have it be believed, powerlessness is where no matter how much cogent evidence and proof one has, to not be believed.
