Camille Paglia Quotes
I do not believe in God, but I believe God is man’s greatest idea. Those incapable of religious feeling or those (like hard-core gay activists) who profane sacred ground do not have the imagination to educate the young. … Until the left comes to its senses about the cultural power of religion, the right will continue to broaden its appeal.
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I would not be gotten into a schoolhouse until I was eight years old. Nor did I accomplish much after I started. I doubt if I had gone to school six months in all when my father died. I was fourteen at the time.
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Once you avoid the things that accelerate aging like smoking, obesity, excessive alcohol consumption, and excessive sun exposure, you've done about as much as you can to influence your aging process.
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I don't know who Little Richard is.
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I play-acted and started performing, which just logically led to doing it in school, which led to studying it in college, which led to auditioning to the showcase in New York. And then I had an agent, and I was an actress.
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Remember this: classics never make a comeback. They wait for that perfect moment to take the spotlight from overdone, tired trends.
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I believe that leaders should inspire you to be more like them.
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I'd prefer to be good, but I'm not always. I struggle.
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I am prepared to oppose a Jim Crow army till I rot in jail.
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If you are going to make a change, don't go halfway. Make it with conviction and stick with your new idea. Ignore the scoffers. Remember, it is a law of nature that if something is different you're going to be taunted, jeered, and told the world is flat. Let the doubters fall off the edge.
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I listen to a lot of different kinds of music, and I feel like I can pull ideas from practically anything. You name it - I'll probably like it.
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When I'm directing, I noticed I'm not using my subconscious at all. I'm literally using the whole front part of my brain all the time. When you walk on the set, every moment you have to be there because something's going on that requires attention.
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Biggie has been the logo for success, the logo for doing it big - from popping champagne, the ladies, the fashion.
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My mother giving birth to me was just like Lady Sybil giving birth, except that there wasn't such a tragic ending.
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My father has a general rule. He says if I haven't done it in real life I shouldn't do it on-screen.
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I established a certain standard of behavior, that, during my playing, there must be no talking.
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I probably spend the most time with Toews: we have the same schedule, and we're roomies on the road; we sit next to each other. We do a lot of promotions together.
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He who molds the public sentiment... makes statutes and decisions possible or impossible to make.
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Cancer is a scary thing and you have to deal with it seriously.
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Yes, sir, I was in the processing room watching them actually process the film.
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With any hallucinations, if you can do functional brain imagery while they're going on, you will find that the parts of the brain usually involved in seeing or hearing - in perception - have become super active by themselves. And this is an autonomous activity; this does not happen with imagination.
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People believe in God because they've been conditioned to believe in God.
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Mixing humor and politics is something that works.
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The longer you play, the better chance the better player has of winning.
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I do not believe in God, but I believe God is man’s greatest idea. Those incapable of religious feeling or those (like hard-core gay activists) who profane sacred ground do not have the imagination to educate the young. … Until the left comes to its senses about the cultural power of religion, the right will continue to broaden its appeal.
