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.Camille Paglia
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Obviously, we're focused on the Winter Classic.
Gary Bettman -
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.
Vince Cable -
I hardly ever stretch the canvas before painting.
Jackson Pollock -
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.
Barret Oliver -
Old people are scary. And I have to face it. I am old and I am scary.
Maggie Smith -
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.
Ja Rule
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I'm one of those pesky Brits.
Damian Lewis -
Any fool can write a novel but it takes real genius to sell it.
J. G. Ballard -
The promotion of family continuity and stability is a legitimate state interest.
Pam Bondi -
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.
Kate Bernheimer -
It's taken me time to find my feet in L.A.
Caitlin Stasey -
Proust is a huge author for me.
Rachel Kushner
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As the president of Afghanistan I look at the suffering of our people as a whole.
Hamid Karzai -
I'm a folk singer-songwriter. I am pretty poppy though.
Vance Joy -
To be safe at the expense of the liberty of other people is a difficult equation.
Madeleine Albright -
They asked me to write it and zoomed me over there to do it. But they ended up sacking me.
Eddie Campbell -
I certainly have played women who have a pioneer spirit and longing for adventure.
Kate Baldwin -
As much as we were very proud of being a pop band, I know we never felt like we fit into that category.
Isaac Hanson Hanson
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Don't underestimate the power of your vision to change the world. Whether that world is your office, your community, an industry or a global movement, you need to have a core belief that what you contribute can fundamentally change the paradigm or way of thinking about problems.
Leroy Hood -
There's a certain trope in young adult fiction. A young girl gets cancer and becomes this radiant person who's a fountain of insight. Everyone who encounters her is changed for the better. That doesn't happen all the time. The whole thing is much more difficult to process. Adults have trouble with it, so why shouldn't we expect teens to?
Jesse Andrews -
Once you get to the Enlightenment, the way that powers get to be hyperpowers isn't just by conquest. It's through commerce and innovation. Societies like the Dutch Republic and the United States used tolerance to become a magnet for enterprising immigrants.
Amy Chua -
There must be no worse punishment to a totalitarian nation than the withdrawal of capital.
Jerzy Kosinski -
The very best way in all the world to overcome self-consciousn ess and shyness is to get interested in other people and to think of them and, almost miraculously, your timidity will pass. Do something for other people. Practice deeds of kindness, acts of friendliness, and you'll be surprised to see what happens.
Dale Carnegie -
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.
Camille Paglia