"Is it exciting to have a codified identity, which then gets a codified set of rights and recognitions and visibility? Are we supposed to take it from there, within the same system? Or are we trying to upset the table before we want a place at it?"

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Source : Source: www.guernicamag.com

Maggie Nelson

#Upset Quotes #Trying Quotes #Identity Quotes

“If you are looking for a kindly, well-to-do older gentleman who is no longer interested in sex, take out an ad in The Wall Street Journal.”
“If I want to gain weight, I can gain weight. If I want to lose weight, I will lose weight. If I want to be fit, I'll be fit.”
“Each meal is an opportunity to express yourself to others, sharing a different perspective of your personality.”
“Our goals for this nation must be nothing less than to double the size of our economy and bring prosperity and jobs, ownership and equality of opportunity to all Americans, especially those living in our nation's pockets of poverty.”
“As water shapes its flow in accordance with the ground, so an army manages its victory in accordance with the situation of the enemy.”
“I don't want the attention. I want the respect.”

Source : Source: wwd.com
“The power to see change in your life can be found in the words you speak. You have the power to set the destiny for your life by what comes out of your mouth.”
“I only see things that I shouldn't have done when I watch my film again.”

Source : Source: www.hollywoodreporter.com

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