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Pauline Kael Quotes

I see little of more importance to the future of our country and of civilization than full recognition of the place of the artist. If art is to nourish the roots of our culture, society must set the artist free to follow his vision wherever it takes him.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: critic
Nationality: american
Birth: June 19, 1919 - September 3, 2001

Topics

Future Vision Art Culture Roots

Call it a hunch, but I sense that many of us are not entirely comfortable with a world in which every single thing we buy creates a cloud of data. I'd like to have an option to not have a record of how much I tipped, or what I bought at 1:08 A.M. at a corner market in New York City.

New York City World Data Cloud New

I'm far from immune to the American, perhaps historically male, prejudice toward practical and physical competence; I hope I've also considered that prejudice enough to have some distance from it.

Hope American Enough Distance Far

As a novelist, you deepen your characters as you go, adding layers. As a reporter, you try to peel layers away: observing subjects enough to get beneath the surface, re-questioning a source to find the facts. But these processes aren't so different.

Facts Enough You Find Go Try

I'm in trouble because I'm normal and slightly arrogant. A lot of people don't like themselves and I happen to be totally in love with myself.

Love Myself People Trouble Normal

There are jerks all over Washington. Life is short; being a jerk is just unnecessary.

Life Life Is Short Short Washington

We should be doing everything we can to make it as convenient as possible for eligible Americans to cast a ballot. People fought and died for the right to vote.

People Doing Vote Possible Right

Being a parent is very important to me.

Me Parent Important Being Very

I love to be outside.

Love Outside I Love

I just wanted to fit in as a teenager, but it was hopeless.

Hopeless Just Fit Wanted Teenager

I want to be with someone who wants to work as much as I do and who respects me like I respect him.

Work Respect Me Someone Want Him

A country which has a population 99% as their faith in Islam can also be a country which are subscribing to the universal values of the E.U.

Faith Values Country Islam Universal

What you could say, and what I do argue in the book, is that he doesn't have as much concern for the lives of Iraqis as he does for the lives of Americans, or even frozen American embryos.

Book American You Say Frozen Argue

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