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Understood Quotes by Judith Butler
- Lacanian theory must be understood as a kind of “slave morality.
- In the first instance, performativity must be understood not as a singular or deliberate ‘act,’ but, rather, as the reiterative and citational practice by which…
- It seems, though, that historically we have now reached a position in which Jews cannot legitimately be understood always and only as presumptive victims.
- When I was twelve, I was interviewed by a doctoral candidate in education and asked what I wanted to be when I grew up. I…
- Only if we accept the proposition that the state of Israel is the exclusive and legitimate representative of the Jewish people would a movement calling…
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- When we speak the word 'life,' it must be understood we are not referring to life as we know it from its… — Antonin Artaud
- My illness has taught me something about the nature of humanity, love, brotherhood and relationships that I never understood, and probably never… — Lee Atwater
- I've never understood why people consider youth a time of freedom and joy. It's probably because they have forgotten their own. — Margaret Atwood
- I think one of the most pervasive evils in this world is greed and acquiring money for money's sake. Once you have… — Kevin Bacon
- I look at myself, and I see a Spanish person who's trying to be understood by an English-speaking audience and is putting… — Javier Bardem
- Literature is without proofs. By which it must be understood that it cannot prove, not only what it says, but even that… — Roland Barthes
- While all other sciences have advanced, that of government is at a standstill - little better understood, little better practiced now than… — John Adams
- It is by universal misunderstanding that all agree. For if, by ill luck, people understood each other, they would never agree. — Charles Baudelaire
- Use anything you can think of to understand and be understood, and you'll discover the creativity that connects you with others. — Martha Beck
- Must we be put to shame by much smaller and poorer countries, by Ireland, France, Austria or Sweden, who have understood that… — Theodore Bikel
- I've probably understood men too well. I realise they are predatory by nature, and I have a certain acceptance of the male… — Jacqueline Bisset
- Your voice is your tool and represents you. It's very important to have a good voice where you can be understood. — Jacqueline Bisset