Camille Paglia Quotes
What feminism calls patriarchy is simply civilization, an abstract system designed by men but augmented and now co-owned by women.
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As you know with the Arab Spring, there were no dividends.
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The history of the music industry is inevitably also the story of the development of technology. From the player piano to the vinyl disc, from reel-to-reel tape to the cassette, from the CD to the digital download, these formats and devices changed not only the way music was consumed, but the very way artists created it.
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In a lot of ways, I envy someone like Omar Sharif who lived in a hotel for decades.
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I don't make much distinction between being a stand-up comic and acting Shakespeare - in fact, unless you're a good comedian, you're never going to be able to play Hamlet properly.
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In sum, we took energy for granted, assuming when we flipped the switch, the lights would go on and assuming that there would always be plenty of cheap fuel for our vehicles.
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Life is a canvas of many strokes where shades from different palettes meet into a picture so concrete that some forget it is their own, so become framed themselves.
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To like an individual because he's black is just as insulting as to dislike him because he isn't white.
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The Strokes are one of my favorite bands... And there's this band called Future Islands that I love.
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We can let circumstances rule us, or we can take charge and rule our lives from within.
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A girl's best friend is her pride.
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He is very upbeat but we hear that all the time from just about any athlete.
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I have been in America only once since Mr. Clinton became your president - as a speaker at the United Nations.
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I will not be collateral damage in a presidential campaign, nor will I be a woman bullied by Hillary Clinton.
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Conflict is the beginning of consciousness.
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I'm here because of what I write. Obviously, I must know something.
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The reality is, if you were fortunate to be born to rich parents, you have a better chance of succeeding in life. And that's wrong.
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I think it's horrible that people have to be told. Don't smoke! Everybody knows it's bad for the health. But they have to forbid it.
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Among the rednecks of America, which there are many more than people seem to realize, it was terribly damaging. I got blamed for O.J.'s acquittal.
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'Take Me Apart' doesn't feel cohesive in a singular way but in a varied way. You can fixate on individual songs, and there are references from all over the place: Anita Baker to Bjork. I wanted to show all the facets of myself.
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If you're going to be a vegetarian, limit yourself to food from a place you can go to in two hours and just eat that.
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Humor that is edgy is never squeaky clean.
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Climate change is severely impacting the health of our planet and all of its inhabitants, and we must transition to a clean energy economy that does not rely on fossil fuels.
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It's the thing that you do well that brings you to prominence. The very thing that brings you to success can also be like a curse, because then people think that's all you can do.
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What feminism calls patriarchy is simply civilization, an abstract system designed by men but augmented and now co-owned by women.
