Judith Butler Quotes

Obama was late to affirm the Egyptian revolution as a democratic movement, and even then he was eager to have installed those military leaders who were known for their practices of torture.

Judith Butler

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RevolutionLateMilitaryMovement

I wanted to support things that are helpful to people and maybe bash what I think is dangerous. So I switched from being everybody to being myself.

Jenny Holzer

MyselfSupportPeopleThinkHelpful

I sometimes think that what I do as a writer is make a kind of colouring book, where all the lines are there, and then you put in the colour.

John Irving

BookThinkYouSometimesKindWhere

I grew up in the southern United States in a city which at that time during the late '40's and early '50's was the most segregated city in the country, and in a sense learning how to oppose the status quo was a question of survival.

Angela Davis

LearningTimeCitySurvivalEarly

I have hesitation making any kind of decision, really in my life. I'm really slow at it.

Jeff Bridges

LifeDecisionSlowMy LifeKindAny

I'm so bad at spontaneous impressions.

Ana Gasteyer

BadSpontaneousImpressions

Over the course of two years, we arrived at a point where we began to look at the value added by making information more easily accessible across the intelligence community, both defense and national.

Stephen Cambone

CommunityIntelligenceValueLook

I began wondering, can one really write a biography of an illness? But I found myself thinking of cancer as this character that has lived for 4,000 years, and I wanted to know what was its birth, what is its mind, its personality, its psyche?

Siddhartha Mukherjee

CharacterMyselfPersonalityMind

There's a certain amount of absurdity to the idea that having extremely crisp clothes is what's going to get you through the door. And there's a certain sad reality to it, too.

Martine Syms

SadDoorRealityClothesYouGoing

As a DJ, it's my job to break new music. And instead of it just being the stuff that's coming from the major labels or the big pop records, I've always gravitated to something that's just different, you know?

Diplo

MusicJobDJYouNewKnow

I have suffered my self to be politically sacrificed to save my country from ruin and disgrace and if I am never a gain elected I will have the gratification to know that I have done my duty.

Davy Crockett

PatriotismI AmSelfCountryKnow

The best simulator for spacewalking is underwater - it allows full visuals and body movement in 3D. Virtual reality is good, too, and has some advantages, like full Station simulation, not just part. Like all simulators, they have parts that are wrong and misleading: an important thing to remember when preparing for reality.

Chris Hadfield

GoodBestRealityRememberBody

The most important and brave thing someone can do, I think, in the face of dehumanization, is to continue to assert their humanity.

Clint Smith

BraveFaceThinkSomeoneHumanity

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