Camille Paglia Quotes
A serious problem in America is the gap between academe and the mass media, which is our culture. Professors of humanities, with all their leftist fantasies, have little direct knowledge of American life and no impact whatever on public policy.
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I have to remember that winning an Oscar is an almost unbelievable goal and that it is an honour just to be nominated.
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I just want to do my job.
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I would never date a celebrity. I would want someone with real skills. Doctor, nurse, electrician... tailor.
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One of the most important tools we have at the Small Business Administration (SBA) to reach high growth entrepreneurs is the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program.
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I had a moment where I was like, 'I'm so tired of waiting for other people to accept me.'
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The more walking-around money I have, the less I walk around.
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You have to respect your audience. Without them, you're essentially standing alone, singing to yourself.
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Being married to a psychologist, I realize that I learn more from imperfections.
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I've always sung in choirs and acapella groups, but when I was in college, I finally started writing songs and playing with a band, and that ignited a desire to do it full time and pour everything I had into it.
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The search for the truth is not for the faint hearted.
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I would have been completely brainwashed by this lopsided and racist view of the world if it weren't for my father. He was a deep thinker and an irrepressible problem solver. He was a Black Socrates, asking why and then spoiling ready-made replies.
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To see the faces and hear the voices of victims of the Holocaust - one of the darkest chapters in history - was an experience I will never forget.
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The U.N.'s humanitarian agencies rely on charitable donations from the public as well as the generosity of governments to continue their lifesaving work in response to natural disasters, armed conflicts and other emergencies.
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It is our duty, as parents and as teachers, to give all children the space to build their emotional strength and provide a strong foundation for their future.
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If I take two years off, I would want to fight as much as possible.
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I know, logically, about the fact that there are fans of my work in America, but it's hard for that feeling to sink in.
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I was born in Somalia, which is in East Africa. My parents started with nothing: poor, poor, poor. They eloped, which was unheard of in my country, when my father was 17 and my mother was 14.
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I don't want my faith level to go up or down. And so I don't fear.
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All fundamental political problems are problems of relationships; therefore, all fundamental solutions have to involve fundamental changes in relationships.
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I started classes and it wasn't because I was like, 'I want to be an actor!' - I was really interested in the theory of what acting can be and what it's about. It's all about living in the moment and kind of being present, which is something that at that time in my life I really wanted to explore.
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I like the yin-yang of a cop's life, where he's part fascist and part saint. That's where the good dramas are.
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Grit and self-control are related, but they're not the same thing.
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The day is past when schools could afford to give sufficient time and attention to the teaching of the ancient languages to enable the student to get that enjoyment out of classical literature that made the lives of our grandfathers so rich.
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A serious problem in America is the gap between academe and the mass media, which is our culture. Professors of humanities, with all their leftist fantasies, have little direct knowledge of American life and no impact whatever on public policy.
