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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I love action movies.
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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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I think women have every right to feel like they're the protagonists in their own stories.
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I think male authors who want to try to tackle these issues of representation of women can generally do a better job if they try to question traditional notions of masculinity and the sort of toxic nature of traditional ways of presenting masculinity.
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I just want my audiences to be entertained and feel like they're part of the show. I want to show them a good time and create an experience they're going to enjoy.
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I'm the lightest sleeper. I can hear a pin drop. It's been worse since I was ill. I think your inner ear is always half open, listening out for the faintest danger sign.
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Like an unbodied joy whose race is just begun.
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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.
