Judith Butler Quotes

Understanding Hamas/Hezbollah as social movements that are progressive, that are on the left, that are part of a global left, is extremely important. That does not stop us from being critical of certain dimensions of both movements.

Judith Butler

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It wasn't really me who invented rap. I stole the idea from Aristide Bruant.

Melvin Van Peebles

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When you really believe something, you need to stand up for it.

Matt Hardy

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I never had a moment of realization about my blackness - I just was. Blackness was a central thread of my experience as a child and as an adolescent, as it is now that I'm an adult.

Angela Rye

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Tax breaks can serve a vital role in keeping and bringing jobs to our state; however, without accountability, they are little more than loopholes at taxpayers' expense.

Jeanne Kohl-Welles

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I think if everyone would write down the funny stories from their own childhoods, the world would be a better place.

Jeff Kinney

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I'd like to believe that tomorrow is another challenge for me. I'm sure there is lots more for me to do, because there is lots and lots of stuff still to be explored.

Amitabh Bachchan

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In Hollywood, whenever you do anything, it seems like there's going to be 30 of them. When I did 'Look Who's Talking,' people went: 'Oh but there's going to be this baby movie and that baby movie.' I can't worry about that. I can only do what I want to do.

Amy Heckerling

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For me, in some ways, my whole life is a bit performative and always has been - because I'm stared at and looked at everywhere I go.

Stella Young

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If I had grown up in London, I wouldn't have been as keen to become a comedian or a writer. I'd have been able to see a lot of good films and music and comedy. I'd have been distracted. As it was, I had to make it.

Stewart Lee

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My dad was the chaplain at Mankato State University, and my mom worked in the bookstore. We lived just off-campus. Then we moved to the suburbs of Minneapolis, to New Hope, which is where I went to high school.

Steve Zahn

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I was on the cusp - or thought I was on the cusp - of celebrity, the result of starring as an adorable curly-haired alien in the miniseries 'V' on NBC. 'V' was a hit, and then got green-lit as a series. During the hiatus, the only job I auditioned for that fit my schedule was 'Nightmare on Elm Street.' That's the real reason I said yes.

Robert Englund

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The jury consist of twelve persons chosen to decide who has the better lawyer.

Robert Frost

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