Surrogates Quotes - Page 4

• There is a perversion, much practised in Hollywood movies, that might be called sado-paternalism, whereby a surrogate father treats a gifted but difficult pupil with derision and constant punishment. The aim is to bring out the best in the victim and to make him into a he-man or...a he-woman.

  Philip French

  Father, Men, Hollywood

  "The Guardian" by Philip French, www.theguardian.com. October 14, 2006.

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• The Irish seem to want their artists to function as surrogate priests - sources of authority, founts of wisdom, people who will offer us free-range organic consolation, you name it. It's not a position I feel comfortable with.

  Alex Johnston

  Artist, Names, People

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• The human being needs a framework of values, a philosophy of life, a religion or religion-surrogate to live by and understand by, in about the same sense that he needs sunlight, calcium or love.

  Abraham Maslow

  Philosophy, Needs, Sunlight

  Abraham H. Maslow, Deborah C. Stephens (2000). “The Maslow Business Reader”, p.46, John Wiley & Sons

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• [T]he regime of diversions, surrogates, and tranquilizers that pass for today's 'distractions' and 'amusements' does not yet allow the modern woman to foresee the crisis that awaits her when she recognizes how meaningless are those male occupations for which she has fought, when the illusions and the euphoria of her conquests vanish, and when she realizes that, given the climate of dissolution, family and children can no longer give her a sense of satisfaction in life.

  Julius Evola

  Children, Satisfaction In Life, Giving

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• I am the celebrity spokesperson for Resolve, the national infertility association, and my three precious children were born through infertility procedures. I struggled for many years trying to have children. My beautiful son was born through in vitro fertilization. I had my beautiful twins via a surrogate. So I wanted to give back.

  Cindy Margolis

  Beautiful, Children, Son

  Source: www.foxnews.com

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• Last week John McCain said the fundamentals of our economy are strong. This week, he said it's the worst crisis since World War II. So he suspended his campaign, unless you count doing interviews, airing attack ads, sending out surrogates on TV to attack Obama.

  Bill Maher

  Strong, War, World

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• Obviously the actors are incredible at being the audience surrogates in this crazy universe.

  Hiro Murai

  Crazy, Actors, Incredibles

  "Q&A: Atlanta Director Hiro Murai On Working With Donald Glover, Dream Logic, And That 'Black Justin Bieber' Episode". Interview with Eriv Ducker, www.mtv.com. October 4, 2016.

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