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Joyce Meyer Author, Speaker
People

"I've been so mistreated by male authority in my life that I had a terrible time in my marriage trying to be a submissive wife. I wanted to rule the roost in everything. And it wasn't even really that I was rebellious; I was afraid of being hurt. And I think that a lot of people that choose these alternative lifestyles, I think it's because they've been hurt somewhere along the line very badly."

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Juan Cole Historian
People

"I don't accept the argument of people like David Horowitz that the government should impose some sort of predetermined political balance on academic research."

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Juan Williams Journalist
People

"The truth is that you - people are doing scientific research with fetal tissue and it's not as if - no, this is brand-new news. This is something funded by."

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Judith Butler Philosopher, Gender Theorist
People

"I think something happens only when people find that they are moved with others, find themselves linked or allied in new ways, showing up or speaking out in ways that resonate with one another. That resonating can be very compelling and lead to moving and speaking more emphatically and with sharper focus."

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"When people start hurling insults at you, you know their minds are closed and there's no point in debating. You disengage yourself as quickly as possible from the situation."

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People

"A small wedding is not necessarily one to which very few people are invited. It is one to which the person you are addressing is not invited."

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Julie James Author
People

"You're tough when you need to be, and you can charm the pants off men who have three times your experience. Well, yes. Although I try not to take advantage of that too often. Very awkward negotiating with people who are sitting around in their underwear."

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Juliette Lewis Actress, Producer
People

"Fame can be just so annoying because people are so critical of you. You can't just say "hi". You say hi and people whisper "Man, did you see the way she said Hi. What an attitude.""

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June Jordan Poet, Activist
People

"So, poetry becomes a means for useful dialogue between people who are not only unknown, but mute to each other. It produces a dialogue among people that guards all of us against manipulation by our so-called leaders."

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Justin Lin Economist
People

"I feel like every time you get to make a sequel, it's a privilege. It means that people have embraced it and want the journey to continue."

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Juice Newton Singer
People

"There's also, I think more so in the music business and especially for women, this ceiling that people put on you if you have children or a family and decide to spend time with them."

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Judith Butler Philosopher, Gender Theorist
People

"It is always brave to insist on undergoing transformations that feel necessary and right even when there are so many obstructions to doing so, including people and institutions who seek to pathologize or criminalize such important acts of self-definition. I know that for some feels less brave than necessary, but we all have to defend those necessities that allow us to live and breathe in the way that feels right to us. Surgical intervention can be precisely what a trans person needs – it is also not always what a trans person needs."

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