Judith Butler Quotes

There is no original or primary gender a drag imitates, but gender is a kind of imitation for which there is no original.

Judith Butler

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I believe in health care reform.

Joe Manchin

HealthBelieveCareI BelieveReform

The president said that he would unite this country, that he was a uniter, not a divider. Have you ever seen America more divided? Have you ever seen Washington more divided?

John Edwards

AmericaYouCountrySaidWashington

I was very excited to do 'The Witches.' It was with one of my favorite directors, Nick Roeg, and I loved his work from 'Don't Look Now' and 'Eureka.' So I was very excited to work with him. The story was a very subversive fairy tale by Roald Dahl, and a fantastic part.

Anjelica Huston

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My sister was always supportive. When I first moved to L.A., she was like 'I know you can do it!' But my parents, in the beginning, not so much. They were kinda like, 'I'll believe it when I see it.' But when I actually started booking things, my dad was like, 'Oh, I knew it all along.'

Anjelah Johnson

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I really hate the duties of being a celebrity, like getting dressed up for the red carpet.

America Ferrera

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What I'm dealing with is so vast and great that it can't be called the truth. It's above the truth.

Sun Ra

TruthGreatAboveDealingVast

I currently live in the Plaza in New York and I love it - all that history, all those interesting stories.

Tommy Hilfiger

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Welcome to the brave new world of American multiculturalism. From a nation of diverse peoples united by a common culture, we have become a people divided by a common malady.

Tom Tancredo

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I will not be responsible for the loss of the Democratic majority in the United States Senate.

Robert Torricelli

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I love a smart, educated woman.

Romeo Miller

LoveWomanSmartEducatedI Love

The fashion industry is often charged with having kept its blinders on as one Seventh Avenue company after another lost employees to AIDS. Consumers, it was feared, would shun the racks of designers whose names were associated with the disease. And to stand up against AIDS would, in many minds, confirm the business's stereotypical image.

Michael Shnayerson

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Those who believe that they have absolute truth and the only moral system are destructive both to themselves and to those whom they try to convert.

Luke Rhinehart

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