Chandra Talpade Mohanty Quotes
Sisterhood cannot be assumed on the basis of gender; it must be forged in concrete historical and political practice and analysis
Quotes to Explore
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The best relationship is one that does not foster too much independence nor too much dependence, but exists in the healthy interdependence zone.
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WWE was an opportunity to wrestle in front of thousands - in 2013, I did 227 matches, and almost all of them were in front of more than three or four thousand people, with a high of 70,000 plus. It was an incredible experience to be part of that.
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The Gorillaz cartoons seem more real to me than the actual people on TV. Because at least you know that there's some intelligence behind the cartoons, and there's a lot of work that's gone into it, so it can't all be just a lie.
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Not always trainers, but if I don't have to, I don't wear high heels. It's really just if something looks good on me, I'm going to buy it. It can be Zara or Chanel... I'm going to buy it.
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The class distinctions proper to a democratic society are not those of rank or money, still less, as is apt to happen when these are abandoned, of race, but of age.
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The health effects of air pollution imperil human lives. This fact is well-documented.
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There is as much wisdom in listening as there is in speaking - and that goes for all relationships, not just romantic ones.
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I went on iTunes and looked at versions of Christmas songs. Everyone has done them!
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I'm very persistent; I know the Internet very well, because I grew up on the Internet. I had Internet when there was just dial-up, and the Internet was my social outlet.
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Trying on pants is one of the most humiliating things a man can suffer that doesn't involve a woman.
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You can write 16 plays and not make as much money as you did doing one movie.
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With thrillers, there's such a fine line between what's good and what's cheesy and corny.
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To Perl, or not to Perl, that is the kvetching.
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The history of human civilisation is a history of mutual borrowings.
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People are starting to see that now and I've learnt more from those 10 rounds than I have in my previous 10 fights.
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At the end of the day, you have to look at, 'Are they knowledgeable? Are they doing their job?' Not what their appearance is.
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Well, I don't know too many governors who are flaming ideologues.
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I had my daughter, and with that came a deep sense of responsibility; my time for work had become precious, and it had to have more meaning.
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The Intentionality of the mind not only creates the possibility of meaning, but limits its forms.
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I first started asking big questions when I was 12, and by big questions, I mean, 'Why are we here? What is this business? We're alive for a few short decades and then poof, we're out of here.'
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Poems don't have to rhyme... Poems are about beauty and emotion; in other words poems are about feelings.
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The last job I applied for was to be a bus driver for the Chicago Transit Authority in 1957.
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Ambient awareness is the experience of knowing what's going on in the lives of other people - what they're thinking about, what they're doing, what they're looking at - by paying attention to the small stray status messages that people are putting online.
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Sisterhood cannot be assumed on the basis of gender; it must be forged in concrete historical and political practice and analysis
