Camille Paglia Quotes
Our feminist culture at the present moment is completely dependent on capitalism. My grandmother was sill scrubbing clothes on the back porch on a washboard!
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The biggest issue that we have to contend with is campaign finance reform.
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A painting probably is the most shocking increase in value, from what it costs to make to what you sell it for.
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All lives have triumphs and tragedies, laughter and tears, and mine has been no different. What really matters is whether, after all of that, you remain strong and a comfort to your loved ones. I have tried to meet that test.
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Homophobia is rampant in soccer, probably more so than in any other sport. I'm not sure why.
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People speak of the fear of the blank canvas as though it is a temporary hesitation, a trembling moment of self-doubt. For me it was more like being abducted from my bed by a clown, thrust into a circus arena with a wicker chair, and told to tame a pissed-off lion in front of an expectant crowd.
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Be a good-looking corpse. Leave a good-looking tattoo.
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If I don't write down a thought - or an image or a line of poetry - the instant it comes to mind, it vanishes, which explains why I have pens and notebooks in my pants and coat pockets, the car, the bicycle basket, on one or two desks in every room including bathrooms and the kitchen.
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Art is subjective. I'm not looking for people's praise.
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I don't believe that intelligence can be reduced to a number, frankly. But I can see how doing exactly that produces a useful sorting mechanism in our society in order to separate children into categories of promising and doomed. The tests seem arbitrary and without real scientific value and yet have lasting consequences.
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I grew up in the Bronx, but in Riverdale - not exactly an area of New York that's known for being rough and tumble.
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I volunteer with School on Wheels in Los Angeles, and I also tutor with Koreh L.A.
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I like being unconventional.
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Rome will exist as long as the Coliseum does; when the Coliseum falls, so will Rome; when Rome falls, so will the world.
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I don't feel under-taxed in any way at all.
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I was brought up on art. My father thought I had a great hand at art and sent me to art school. But he did not want me to become a photographer.
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It's not enough to have economic growth. You have to distribute wealth throughout all of society.
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Playing a character for four years, in people's minds, that's who you are.
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Mama is my chance to be a stand-up comedian. In my mind, it's my chance to be Chris Rock.
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I'm European, and my roots are in Europe. But Boston is one of the most, in a way, European American cities. And I think I'll find a lot of similarities, historically and architecturally and tradition-wise.
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To love is to be selfless. To be selfless is to be fearless. To be fearless is to strip your enemies of their greatest weapon. Even if they break our bodies and drain our blood, we are unvanquished. Our goal was never to live; our goal is to love. It is the goal of all truly noble men and women. Give all that can be given. Give even your life itself.
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I've been amazed by the numbers that have come out to see the torch relay, so being a part of it is lovely.
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I would say there's always a movement of music and fashion in youth culture - every decade inspires the new one.
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Our feminist culture at the present moment is completely dependent on capitalism. My grandmother was sill scrubbing clothes on the back porch on a washboard!
