"Manhood coerced into sensitivity is no manhood at all."

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Source : Camille Paglia (2011). “Sex, Art, and American Culture: Essays”, p.82, Vintage

Camille Paglia

#Sensitivity Quotes #Manhood Quotes

“Bonhoeffer's emphasis on the deep this-worldliness of Christianity does not lead to de-escahtologizing the gospel.”
“We leave as we came and, god willing, as we shall return, with peace, and hope for all mankind.”
“The bottom line is that we've become a nation of thieves, a value rejected by our founders. James Madison, the father of our Constitution, was horrified when Congress appropriated $15,000 to help French refugees. He said, 'I cannot undertake to lay my finger on that article of the Constitution which granted a right to Congress of expending, on objects of benevolence, the money of their constituents.' Tragically, today's Americans would run Madison out of town on a rail.”
“Who can know the heart of youth but youth itself?”
“You're being cast for your acting ability. It's not based on the way your body functions. If you're playing a lead in a movie, it's for that character and they'll tailor it to you. In a dance company, you have to fit in a definite mold.”
“I think the play actually became bigger than me. No pun intended.”
“Every American carries in his bloodstream the heritage of the malcontent and the dreamer.”
“I'm not Michael Moore. I think Michael Moore wants to tell you how to think. He wants to give you answers. I make movies to raise my own personal questions and not to give answers.”

Source : Interview with Radheyan Simonpillai, www.askmen.com. December 4, 2009.

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