Nefertiti Quotes

• Nefertiti is like Athena born from the brow of Zeus, a head-heavy armored goddess. She is beautiful but desexed.

  Camille Paglia

  Beautiful, Goddess, Zeus

  Camille Paglia (2018). “Free Women, Free Men: Sex, Gender, Feminism”, p.65, Canongate Books

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• I held Nefertiti's body closer to mine, trying to press her spirit into me, to bring it back. But the reign of Nefertiti was finished. She was gone from Egypt.

  Michelle Moran

  Egypt, Trying, Gone

  Michelle Moran (2007). “Nefertiti: A Novel”, p.452, Broadway Books

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• Nefertiti, the most beautiful calico in the world, chose me as her own six short years ago.

  P. C. Cast

  Beautiful, Years, World

  P. C. Cast, Kristin Cast (2013). “House of Night Series”, p.709, Macmillan

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• I would love to play Nefertiti or Cleopatra or the Queen of Sheba. We preserve more male history than we do female. We have to preserve [female history]. No more complaining. We have to do it.

  Zoe Saldana

  Leadership, Queens, Play

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• I spent five years, at least, working with Miles. Together, we recorded ESP, Nefertiti, Sorcerer -- and I can tell you; each of these albums instantly became jazz classics. Hey, we had Wayne Shorter playing tenor sax, Ron [Carter] on bass, Tony Williams played drums. That was great band we had.

  Herbie Hancock

  Years, Together, Albums

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• It is a question in that case of breaking up one piece of art, and whether that piece of art can be as best as possible put back together. So it's an argument to say, maybe that's one of those instances, like the bust of Nefertiti, I think that should be given back [Egyptian piece currently in Neues Museum in Berlin]. It's one of those pieces you look at and think that would probably be the right thing to do.

  George Clooney

  Art, Thinking, Museums

  "The Monuments Men - George Clooney interview". Interview with Rob Carnevale, www.indielondon.co.uk.

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• There is a masculinity in riot grrrl music, which is probably why I don't identify with it, but also why it was so important and powerful. That is something our scene has - regardless of who is in it, it has this very powerful feminine energy, like a Nefertiti head bust or Storm from X-Men. It's a woman you see as very powerful, sassy, arrogant, and dark.

  Le1f

  Powerful, Sassy, Dark

  "Le1f’s Riot Movement". Interview with Shayne Oliver, www.interviewmagazine.com. November 9, 2015.

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