Problematic Quotes

83 quotes by 76 authors

The more settled I've become, the more problematic my characters have become. There was a period when I wrote sensitive and gentle songs and these… — Nick Cave
Some argue that recognition of the genocide has become even more problematic now, when the world is at war with terrorism and the United States… — Adam Schiff
Since the most important element of any concept is that its originating question be appropriately framed, any theory demanding an explanation for homosexuality is a… — Sarah Schulman
[T]he visibility of styles is itself a product of historical consciousness. ... The very notion of "style" needs to be approached historically. Awareness of style… — Susan Sontag
In other ways, you constantly have to change people's opinion of you as one thing, especially if you want to play different roles. You have… — Aaron Tveit
It's really a lot easier to write about things that are problematic. Who wants to hear how happy you are? — Lyle Lovett
At one time, the treatment for a certain kind of psychosis had been to push an ice pick up through the orbit of the eye,… — Alastair Reynolds
Everything about art has become problematic; its inner life, its relation to society, even its right to exist. — Theodor Adorno
It's nice to finally be thought of as sexy. I'm very disconnected from the sensual side of me, I know it's in me, but it… — Amanda Seyfried
When the wrong question is being asked, it usually turns out to be because the right question is too difficult. Scientists ask questions they can… — Richard Lewontin
Even in today's opera world, the position of the black tenor is problematic. — Bobby Short
I do believe it's possible to play a lot without overplaying. It's when a musician becomes too self-centred that it becomes problematic. You need to… — Robben Ford
But, in fact, materialism is among the most problematic of philosophical standpoints, the most impoverished in its explanatory range, and among the most willful and… — David Bentley Hart
The photographer Ruth Bernhard used to tell me that this is like asking somebody how they evolved their signature. It is not something I've ever… — Michael Kenna
Several national tests have revealed the following startling statistics about why salespeople fail...15% Improper training both product and sales skills. 20% Poor verbal and written… — Jeffrey Gitomer
I feel uncomfortable about the word hero because it seems to me that it is so rhetorically proximate to justifications for more war. Um, and,… — Chris Hayes
It is both possible (and even necessary) to simultaneously enjoy media while also being critical of its more problematic or pernicious aspects. — Anita Sarkeesian
But I have a problem with the term 'light'. I never in my life knew what to do with that. I know that people have… — Gerhard Richter
An author describing the methods of intensive farming, or the excesses of sport hunting, or even the harsher uses of animals in science writes with… — Matthew Scully
The use of God in moral debate is so problematic as to be almost worthless. — Richard Holloway

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