Craig Owens Quotes
The postmodernist critique of representation undermines the referential status of visual imagery, its claim to represent reality as it really is - either the appearance of things or some ideal order behind or beyond appearance.
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When the depths are upheld by the Holy Spirit, then the reaction is Christian.
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The government would be able to go to court with respect to newspaper articles, broadcast pieces and the like that they thought were bad or harmful or even against the government and try to block them.
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After watching me in a larger-than-life character in 'Magadheera,' the audiences didn't accept me as a college–going boy in 'Orange.'
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What men are among the other formations of the earth, artists are among men.
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It's really bizarre because no one knows this, but elephants have killed more animal trainers than any other animal.
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Beware of the naked man who offers you his shirt.
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I was never a person who dated in high school, because at 17, everything just felt like it had to be so rushed. Relationships just bounced around like crazy in high school! And now, I never want to rush anything. I just want to enjoy all of the steps.
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I had all these tapes in my closet that I had shot years ago with my friend Jean-Michel Basquiat. I was working on a film about him when he died, and then I just put everything away. It was too sad.
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Healthy discontent is the prelude to progress.
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Sometimes you have to exercise your insanity, to really make it strong.
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I was always writing the books that I wanted to write, books that demanded to be written at the time. But, like most writers, you start off feeling your way.
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In baseball, you can't kill the clock. You've got to give the other man his chance. That's why this is the greatest game.
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The more I see of men the more I like dogs.
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The chance to work on Broadway choreography as opposed to having to deliver Broadway choreography can be two distinct things.
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You have to respect your opponent.
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I'll never look down on and I love running into actors who say 'Oh yeah, I did a soap.' I say 'Tell me which one!' It's like being a member of a secret society.
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Don't you dare underestimate the power of your own instinct.
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I plan on working out for the first part of the day, because if I let my day get away from me, the workout is out the window!
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Since President Kennedy signed the Equal Pay Act in 1963, the gap between men and women's earnings has narrowed by less than a half-cent per year. At this rate, American women will have to wait until 2062 to bring home the same salary as their male counterparts.
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I've roasted a somewhat frozen turkey, and it's come out just fine.
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The message I have for my sisters is that how you look doesn't matter as long as you feel beautiful inside.
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Reality is a creation of our excesses.
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You can be an ordinary athlete by getting away with less than your best. But if you want to be a great, you have to give it all you've got-your everything.
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The postmodernist critique of representation undermines the referential status of visual imagery, its claim to represent reality as it really is - either the appearance of things or some ideal order behind or beyond appearance.
