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As a major contemporary composer, Madonna should not let the eye dictate to the ear.

~Camille Paglia

Topics: Composer Contemporary Dictate Ear Eye Madonna Major Should

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Perhaps there is no greater issue facing contemporary women than the choices they must make about balancing home and work.

~Camille Paglia

Topics: About Balancing Choices Contemporary Facing Greater Home Issue Make Must Perhaps Than Women Work

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'Mad Men' doesn't capture one single thing about the decor, costumes, or sexual interaction. It is a total projection of contemporary snarky attitudes into the past.

~Camille Paglia

Topics: About Attitudes Capture Contemporary Costumes Interaction Mad Mad Men Men Past Projection Sexual Single Single Thing Thing Total

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The '90s are really the 'Sex and the City' woman, and I think, right now, the new contemporary woman is the 'Lipstick Jungle' woman.

~Candace Bushnell

Topics: City Contemporary Jungle Lipstick New Now Really Right Sex Sex And The City Think Woman I Think

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My mother was a classical pianist and my stepfather was an industrialist who was passionate about composing contemporary music.

~Carla Bruni

Topics: About Classical Composing Contemporary Mother Music Passionate Pianist Stepfather Who

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Certain issues have been associated with contemporary feminism and in a certain sense circumscribed for that reason.

~Carol Gilligan

Topics: Associated Been Certain Contemporary Feminism Issues Reason Sense

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I listen to both oldies and contemporary stations. I enjoy listening to current stuff because there's an energy to it that's inspiring.

~Carole King

Topics: Because Both Contemporary Current Energy Enjoy Inspiring Listen Listening Oldies Stations Stuff

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I wanted to know if the 'Iliad' in the original was as relevant and contemporary as it was in translation. I then started Latin. I had finally found something I enjoyed and was good at: dead languages!

~Caroline Lawrence

Topics: Contemporary Dead Enjoyed Finally Found Good Had Iliad Know Languages Latin Original Relevant Something Started Then Translation Wanted

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There's a bit of a new guard of contemporary classical musicians in New York, and we play a lot of different kinds of music together. We do pop studio sessions, and we'll also play John Cage and more avant-garde work. We're developing a language of music that comes with a lot of different styles, different kinds of work.

~Caroline Shaw

Topics: Also Avant-Garde Bit Cage Classical Contemporary Developing Different Different Kinds Different Styles Guard John Kinds Language Lot More Music Musicians New New York Play Pop Studio Styles Together Work York

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There are elements to the 19th century which just don't work for contemporary audiences.

~Cary Fukunaga

Topics: Audiences Century Contemporary Elements Just Which Work 19Th Century

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