Camille Paglia Quotes
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I style my roles mostly with some help from my team of stylists.
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Many artists and writers have used cannabis for creative stimulation - from the writers of the world's religious masterpieces to our most irreverent satirists.
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You can't hold back. You can't think of the subtleties of playing. You just have to get out and really bare it all, and hopefully you don't fall off the plank. And if you do, hey, pick yourself up, dust yourself down, and start all over again.
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I would be very happy doing movies. I love to work and I think I'm a little different.
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The only difference between the Republican and Democratic parties is the velocities with which their knees hit the floor when corporations knock on their door. That's the only difference.
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People are making judgements about Russian people based on me. This is why I never allow myself any aggression towards my opponent.
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When the Islamic revolution began in 1979 under the leadership of Ayatollah Khomeini, it aroused considerable admiration in the Arab street. It presented a model of organised popular action that deposed one of the region's most tyrannical regimes. The people of the region discerned in this revolution new hope for freedom and change.
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All you wanna do in life is do what you do well. That's when you're happiest.
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I love the Royal Family. The Queen, she's fabulous.
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I just always wanted to be left alone to go into a creative space.
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What you look like, whether you're Brad Pitt or Charles Laughton, is significant for actors.
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Man is the only animal that laughs and has a state legislature.
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I could battle rap forever, but it's a joke to me.
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Now that I'm gone, I tell you, don't smoke.
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There may be 10 odd things which I want to do as an actor, and we get an opportunity also, but I need to be sure whether the person I am trusting or the role that I am relying on - is it the correct one?
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You know, a lot of things changed. What never changed is the illusion to keep playing tennis, the illusion to keep doing well the things, and the illusion to be in a good position of the ranking and play these kind of matches.
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Do you really think it is weakness that yields to temptation? I tell you that there are terrible temptations which it requires strength, strength and courage to yield to.
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I think Hollywood makes the mistake of mixing all these identities and cultures, mostly from the Middle East.
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When the individuality of the artist begins to express itself, what the artist gains in the way of liberty he loses in the way of order.
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If you are killing a chicken and cooking a chicken, it has to taste like chicken. Veal has to taste like veal. You have to be able to identify what you're eating. One of my worst experiences is when I can't tell what I'm eating. It is a waste.
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If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men.
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The complacent, the self-indulgent, the soft societies are about to be swept away with the debris of history. Only the strong, only the industrious, only the determined, only the courageous, only the visionary who determine the real nature of our struggle can possibly survive.
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The real butches are straight … dealing with and controlling men makes you stronger.
