Camille Paglia Quotes
My point is that you cannot force social change at a speed that it cannot go. Social change is evolutionary, not revolutionary. Deep social change takes time. And slowly the culture is changing. The MTV generation is far more tolerant, and that tolerance is growing.
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Obviously, we're focused on the Winter Classic.
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Regulators are a backstop: they don't own banks. The governance at the top of our leading banks has been shown to be lamentably weak. No one at the top of Barclays will take responsibility for systemic abuse.
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I spent years studying the teachings of Patanjali, and he reminded us several thousand years ago that when we are steadfast - which means that we never slip in our abstention of thoughts of harm directed toward others - then all living creatures cease to feel enmity in our presence.
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I hardly ever stretch the canvas before painting.
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In 'D.A.R.Y.L.' there was a part where I had to freeze to death, and they didn't even use it. It can get kind of frustrating. But I don't regret that I decided to become an actor. Besides, if I don't like it at any time, I can stop.
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Old people are scary. And I have to face it. I am old and I am scary.
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We, as artists, we have the right to express ourselves. That is our first amendment, freedom of speech. But I also believe that we have an obligation to the youth to be somewhat responsible in what we say on records. But I think that comes with age. I think that comes with artists growing up and becoming assured of who they are as people.
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I'm one of those pesky Brits.
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Any fool can write a novel but it takes real genius to sell it.
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The promotion of family continuity and stability is a legitimate state interest.
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When I wrote the eight fairy tales that appear in 'Horse, Flower, Bird' I was working toward a completely new form of artistic expression, trying to create a new kind of tale that also felt vintage: innocent and childlike, but haunted. I tried to write a picture-less picture book.
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It's taken me time to find my feet in L.A.
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Proust is a huge author for me.
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As the president of Afghanistan I look at the suffering of our people as a whole.
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I'm a folk singer-songwriter. I am pretty poppy though.
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To be safe at the expense of the liberty of other people is a difficult equation.
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They asked me to write it and zoomed me over there to do it. But they ended up sacking me.
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I certainly have played women who have a pioneer spirit and longing for adventure.
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You don't need to have Asperger's to feel bewildered in a culture that relies so heavily on inconsequential chit-chat to grease the wheels of day-to-day life.
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I'm good enough; I'm smart enough. Self-affirmation is where people list their core values. These are things that really make them who they are.
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People who organize their time in a way that allows them to focus are not only going to get more done, but they'll be less tired and less neurochemically depleted after doing it.
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In fashion, people are very focused on the future, but I really love to talk about the present.
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If the numbers we see in domestic violence were applied to terrorism or gang violence, the entire country would be up in arms, and it would be the lead story on the news every night.
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My point is that you cannot force social change at a speed that it cannot go. Social change is evolutionary, not revolutionary. Deep social change takes time. And slowly the culture is changing. The MTV generation is far more tolerant, and that tolerance is growing.
