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The intellectual debility of contemporary conservatism is indicated by its silence on all important matters.

~Christopher Lasch

Topics: Conservatism Contemporary Important Intellectual Matters Silence

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We may play in a contemporary rock vein, use standard bebop themes, and many other things besides.

~Chuck Mangione

Topics: Besides Contemporary Many May Other Play Rock Standard Themes Things Use Vein

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Minimalism seems closest to the sophisticated storytelling of movies. Movies have really educated contemporary audiences to be the most intelligent, sophisticated audiences in history. We don't any longer need to have the relationship between one scene and the next explained. We will figure it out ourselves.

~Chuck Palahniuk

Topics: Any Audiences Between Closest Contemporary Educated Explained Figure History Intelligent Longer Minimalism Most Movies Need Next Ourselves Out Really Relationship Scene Seems Sophisticated Storytelling Will

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I write nothing but contemporary romances.

~Chuck Palahniuk

Topics: Contemporary Nothing Romances Write I Write

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A church of dialogue in the contemporary world... a church, taking on the mission of Jesus, which is in the world not to judge humanity, but to love it and to save it.

~Claudio Hummes

Topics: Church Contemporary Dialogue Humanity Jesus Judge Love Mission Save Taking To Love Which World

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We tend to think of racism as this interpersonal verbal or physical abuse, when in truth, that is only one way that racism manifests itself. The reality of contemporary racism is that it while it is ubiquitous, it is often invisible, subsequently making it more difficult to name and identify.

~Clint Smith

Topics: Abuse Contemporary Difficult Identify Interpersonal Invisible Itself Making More Name Often One Way Only Only One Way Physical Racism Reality Subsequently Tend Think Truth Verbal Way While Ubiquitous

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I feel that contemporary music, with very few exceptions, is missing the voice. You see an award show, you see a hundred extras on set dancing and special effects, and you don't see that solo voice that was the trademark of Adele. It's no accident that it was her album that ended up selling 27 million copies worldwide.

~Clive Davis

Topics: Accident Adele Album Award Contemporary Copies Dancing Effects Ended Exceptions Feel Few Her Hundred Million Missing Music See Selling Set Show Solo Special Special Effects Trademark Up Very Voice Worldwide You I Feel

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For contemporary fashion, I'm a huge fan of so many of the people out there. I think Azzedine Alaia holds up through three generations of very specific, beautiful design. I think Jean Paul Gaultier also is very interesting with a long span.

~Colleen Atwood

Topics: Also Beautiful Contemporary Design Fan Fashion Generations Holds Huge Huge Fan Interesting Jean Long Many Out Paul People Span Specific Think Three Through Up Very I Think

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One of the challenges with period costumes is, on a technical level, making the scale of different periods work on contemporary bodies. We're much bigger than what people were in older times.

~Colleen Atwood

Topics: Bigger Bodies Challenges Contemporary Costumes Different Level Making Much Older People Period Periods Scale Technical Than Times Were Work

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The contemporary casino is more than a gambling destination: it is a multifarious pleasure enclosure intended to satisfy every member of the family unit.

~Colson Whitehead

Topics: Casino Contemporary Destination Every Family Gambling Intended Member More Pleasure Satisfy Than Unit

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