Alain Badiou Quotes
It must be said that today, at the end of its semantic evolution, the word 'terrorist' is an intrinsically propagandistic term. It has no neutral readability. It dispenses with all reasoned examination of political situations, of their causes and consequences.
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I've wanted to be an actor for such a long time that I haven't had anything else in my thoughts. I think my family would have quite liked me to be a lawyer.
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Nuclear power is not a miracle key for the future.
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It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness seem to get the most out of it.
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Our entire film fraternity should be proud of 'Baahubali.' These are the kind of films that are not made very often.
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Any organization or any individual that targets civilians and kills them for political agenda is a terrorist organization.
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I have friends who say, 'You just can't understand what it's like to be a mother until you're a mother.'
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Waste no time with revolutions that do not remove the causes of your complaints but simply change the faces of those in charge.
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I love wearing men's clothing and underwear.
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Procrastination is one of the most common and deadliest of diseases and its toll on success and happiness is heavy.
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We must adjust our value systems and work to modify today's societies, in which economic interests are carried to the extreme and irrationally produce not merely objects, but weapons of war. These societies don't care about the destruction of the planet and mankind as long as they earn profits - it can't go on like this.
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Like most of those who study history, he (Napoleon III) learned from the mistakes of the past how to make new ones.
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Nothing is as obnoxious as other people's luck.
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No one should ever be forced to choose between food and education, or medicine and shelter when they don't have the resources. It's very unfair.
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My retiring days are behind me – they're going to have to throw me out now.
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Our military men and women are our greatest national treasure. They should be safeguarded as such upon their return.
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The major political battles about guns in our society concern handguns and assault weapons, not long arms like hunting rifles.
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I'm not that ambitious any more. I just like my privacy. I wish I really wasn't talked about at all.
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I did grow up in a military family but lacked the perspective to grasp the cognitive dissonance carried by most people who serve in the armed forces or the circumstances that push lots of folks into the military. I don't blame G.I. Joe or Rambo for that atmosphere, but they certainly reflected the final stage of a two generation cultural myth.
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Considered as a mere question of physics, (and keeping all moral considerations entirely out of sight,) the appearance of man is a geological phenomenon of vast importance, indirectly modifying the whole surface of the earth, breaking in upon any supposition of zoological continuity, and utterly unaccounted for by what we have any right to call the laws of nature.
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I think the dot-com boom and bust represented the end of the beginning. The industry is more mature today.
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Obama's victory in November 2008 was a historic political accomplishment.
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So much of what we see and hear about the Middle East focuses on what we call politics, which is essentially ideology. But when it comes to the Middle East, and especially the Arab world, simply depicting people as human beings is the most political thing you can do. And that's why I chose to write about food: food is inherently political, but it's also an essential part of people's real lives. It's where the public and private spheres connect.
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I'm a tomboy, but I really love doing my makeup - I find it relaxing and grounding. With 'The Daily Show,' it was easier for me to do my own makeup. In the beginning, I watched a lot of YouTube tutorials. You find a beauty blogger who has your skin tone, and pretty much everything they use will look good on you.
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It must be said that today, at the end of its semantic evolution, the word 'terrorist' is an intrinsically propagandistic term. It has no neutral readability. It dispenses with all reasoned examination of political situations, of their causes and consequences.
