Catharine MacKinnon (Catharine Alice MacKinnon) Quotes
What postmodernism gives us instead is a multicultural defense for male violence - a defense for it wherever it is, which in effect is a pretty universal defense.
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I want it said of me by those who knew me best, that I always plucked a thistle and planted a flower where I thought a flower would grow.
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Everybody wants to laugh - you know that. They need to laugh... people need to laugh.
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I'd been going to the Louvre since 1951. I thought I knew Paris and the French, but I didn't really. You know how easy it is to make friends when you are traveling. People are curious about you, you are curious about them. But you never really make friends that way. After the Louvre, I discovered that I have friends now because I have enemies.
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I'm not a performer who will come on stage and tell you everything about my life. It's just not who I am.
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I was taking my first uncertain steps towards writing for children when my own were young. Reading aloud to them taught me a great deal when I had a great deal to learn. It taught me elementary things about rhythm and pace, the necessary musicality of text.
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The only people playing the roles of classic rock stars are hip-hop artists, now. Kanye's stage persona, and the way he approaches making albums, and the way he wants to be better than everyone else? That's reminiscent of Freddie Mercury. That's reminiscent of the Beatles.
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I remember speaking to a sheik who came back into the political system in late 2008, laid down his arms. His troops became part of the Sons of Iraq, the so-called Sunni Awakening.
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If you do an autopsy on an 85-year-old who died of a stroke, you will find five other things that person was about to die from.
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World War II had a very important impact on the development of technology, as a whole.
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Ignorance is the primary source of all misery and vice.
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We've always been fascinated with movie stars and singers, but the fascination with people who really have nothing to offer is something new.
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It was my love for the guitar that first got me into music and singing. Growing up, I was inspired by The Beatles and Bob Dylan. Damian Rice was a huge influence for me musically.
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Try everything with an open heart, looking to fall in love.
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Paul Krugman is a danger to society!
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It must be so hard trying to figure yourself out in this industry. Justin Bieber has hit rock-bottom with everyone watching him; that is just so tough.
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In 'Billy Madison,' I worked with Adam before anyone really knew he was Adam Sandler.
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My arthritic pinkies are already starting to ache just thinking about ||||=.
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Politics is a game of compromise.
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I wish I had the guts and talent to be a good comedian. I love the idea of it, yet I'm terrified of it. I'd also love to play music in front of people.
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A culture is made - or destroyed - by its articulate voices.
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I'm a comedian, and my comedy has never endorsed violence towards gays.
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The lesson I learned in Cairo still applies. The only way to deal with bureaucrats is with stealth and sudden violence.
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We tend to use prayer as a last resort, but God wants it to be our first line of defense.
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What postmodernism gives us instead is a multicultural defense for male violence - a defense for it wherever it is, which in effect is a pretty universal defense.
