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The very word "custody" suggests that children are prisoners rather than beloved offspring.
- Kathleen Parker, Orlando Sentinel, January 24, 2001
The '90s have not just ended; they have been repealed.
- James Poniewozik, "Welcome to the Post-Dot-Com Era," TIME, January 31, 2001
In the end, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.
- Martin Luther King Jr.
A troubling aspect of our politics stood out starkly in the Florida sun: the politicians and spokespeople expected us to accept propaganda for argument, rallying for reasoning, verbal bombs-"They are stealing the election!"-for veridical statements. This followed on a campaign in which George W. Bush did not explain- nor was he challenged to explain by either Al Gore or the moderator of the debates, Jim Lehrer-the contradictions of his proposal to privatize a portion of Social Security. For his part, Gore got away with spending the same dollar twice, if not three times, in the promises he made to any group of voters large enough to fill a meeting hall. Worse, neither candidate so much as gestured at vision. Neither tried to say what was historic about our time, to limn its possibilities and dangers. Instead of a rendezvous with destiny, we had one with a lock box. Why have we come to expect so little from men who ask us for so much?
- Jack Beatty, "Prime-Time Propaganda," Atlantic Monthly, January 2001
Nations with the most laissez-faire attitude toward porn are also those which are in the vanguard of the drive toward the full equality of women.
- Dan Gardner, "The evidence makes our obscenity law look increasingly obscene," Ottawa Citizen, January 3, 2001
If national support for choice is starting to slip, as has been reported, it's because of the arrogant insularity of the feminist elite, who for 20 years have ridden roughshod over the legitimate ethical objections and arguments of abortion opponents. Though I firmly support unrestricted access to abortion, I feel the nation has been polarized and doctors endangered by an intolerance and extremism that began on the secular left.
- Camille Paglia, Crying Wolf, Salon, February 7, 2001
A man must be allowed to take a dislike to the occasional instance of woman without it being assumed that he therefore dislikes the genus. Similarly, a man must be allowed to differ from some of the statements women make about themselves and their condition, without it being assumed he wishes them in person, or their sex in general, any evil.
- Howard Jacobson, Call me sexist. Call me misogynous. But don't tell me I write beautifully, Independent, February 10, 2001
"Bad" guys are often good-looking, more interesting, more exciting, more fun than the average guy and have elements of risk and danger that can be irresistible. ... But they're bad news for any woman wanting a loving, lasting, solid relationship, so it's best to understand this.
- Valerie Gibson, "Falling for bad guys," Canoe, January 11, 2001
Love is groovy, love is wash you have to do!
- Laundry detergent commercial from the 1960s
Divorce. From the Latin word meaning to rip out a man's genitals through his wallet.
- Robin Williams
Back in my college days, I fiercely held a self-refuting double conviction: first, men and women are exactly the same; second, men are jerks and women are perfect.
- Frederica Mathewes-Green, Ancient Faith, Modern Life: Flowers for the Fellas, Prayer Book Society of Canada, February 21, 2001
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