"There is a constant rush to judgment in Foucault. He is filled with specious generalizations, false categories, distortions, fudging, pretenses to knowledge in areas where he was ignorant. He had no ability whatsoever to distinguish among historical sources, where he makes terrible blunders."

-- Camille Paglia

#Historical Quotes #Ignorant Quotes #Judgment Quotes

“And when you sigh from kiss to kiss I hear white Beauty sighing, too, For hours when all must fade like dew....”
“He never believed in fate or providence, or the future being made by someone in the sky. Instead, at every instant, a trillion trillion possible futures; the pickiness of pure chance and physical laws seemed like freedom from the scheming of a gloomy god.”
“I love the theater as much as music, and the whole idea of getting across to an audience and making them laugh, making them cry - just making them feel - is paramount to me.”

Source : "'On Sondheim:' The Musical-Theater Legend At 80". "Fresh Air" with Terry Gross, www.npr.org. April 21, 2010.
“I always think shooting dance is a sort of test of a filmmaker.”

Source : "Joel and Ethan Coen on how they turned Hollywood history into the hysterical ‘Hail, Caesar!’". Interview with Drew McWeeny, uproxx.com. August 2, 2016.
“If you hit a wrong note, then make it right by what you play afterward.”
“True cultural connection is the Holy Grail for brands if they want to create an enduring emotional relationship with people.”
“But please, when you see an opportunityâ€¦â€ He presses his hand to my cheek, cold and strong, and tilts my head up so I have to look at him. His eyes glint. They almost look predatory. â€œRuin them.”
“Being on the stage, you've got to be ready for anything.”

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