"Parody by itself is not subversive, and there must be a way to understand what makes certain kinds of parodic repetitions effectively disruptive, truly troubling, and which repetitions become domesticated and recirculated as instruments of cultural hegemony"

-- Judith Butler

#Hegemony Quotes #Way Quotes #Kind Quotes

“Don't mistake a good setup for a satisfying conclusion - many beginning writers end their stories when the real story is just ready to begin.”
“A writer should always have some profession which brings him into close contact with the reality's of life.”
“The point is, the political reporters are the ones who no longer understand the ritual they are covering. They keep searching for political meanings in the tepid events when a convention is now essentially a human drama and only that.”
“When we stumble don't get discouraged. Get up and Keep Trying.”
“Our goals can only be reached through a vehicle of a plan, in which we must fervently believe, and upon which we must vigorously act. There is no other route to success.”
“In the Top 40, half the songs are secret messages to the teen world to drop out, turn on, and groove with the chemicals and light shows at discotheques.”
“A handful of patience is worth a bushel of brains”
“The redeeming feature of war is that it puts a nation to the test. As exposure to the atmosphere reduces all mummies to instant dissolution, so war passes supreme judgment upon social systems that have outlived their vitality.”

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