Christy Turlington Quotes
I have a son and a daughter; I try to teach them equally about balance, gender, and gender equity.
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We seem, as a culture, to start to adhere to these antiheroes and have grown tired of the traditional, straight-up-and-down good guy.
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Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it's okay to lose. I don't. You have to be merciless.
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There's nothing so unattractive as vanity... particularly male vanity.
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But acting just sort of happened and I found that I loved it. It was such a challenge.
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Sometimes it takes dealing with a disability - the trauma, the relearning, the months of rehabilitation therapy - to uncover our true abilities and how we can put them to work for us in ways we may have never imagined.
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Whenever I don't' have to wear makeup, it's a good day.
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Modeling was never anything that was a career choice. I did catalog work in Toronto to make money so that I could go to school.
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I'm a big fan of community, and I think independence is over-rated.
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The best thing to do when you're writing is to write about something you know instead of pretending. I mean, you can do that too, obviously, but when you write from your heart, it works so much better.
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I loved DreamWorks and Pixar, and I still love kids' films.
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It's really weird to be playing chords again. Haven't played chords for a long time. I realised I haven't played chord changes since OK Computer and stuff like that.
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I get scared easily, so I'm not one for just sitting down with a bowl of popcorn and watching horror stories. But, I mean, I'm learning more. Maybe one day I'd like to be able to watch them.
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There are some times when I think acting can be a noble profession. And when those rare roles come along, like 'Down to the Bone,' you have the opportunity to be of service.
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Aim for the moon. If you miss, you may hit a star.
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What I am really curious about is the visuals of cinema... the form.
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It is my policy to deepen the Japan-U.S. alliance and to deepen security and economic relations as well as personal exchanges.
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Although it's hard some days to wake up an hour earlier to do the gym workout as opposed to other skaters who just show up to the rink, I know that if I don't do it, my day will be much worse. I might as well not even skate, actually.
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People sniff out when you try to fake something or be something you are not.
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I love musk oil. There's something about musk that makes it memorable without being overpowering.
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Being a mom to my son has taken precedence over everything in my life, and I think that's the order it should be... It's a great challenge that I don't think's ever gonna stop.
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I am jewelry and objects together. This is the Elsa Peretti name to me. It is a very good balance for me to try and create with the person in mind or with the space in mind - to imagine a bowl of fruit or something for water. It is a little bit yin and yang.
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I've been friends with Jaco Pastorius's son since 1996 - Johnny Pastorius, the eldest son. And I remember when I first met him, I said, 'Some day, you've gotta make a film about your father,' because his influence is so broad.
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I was hired as a sous-chef at a restaurant on the Upper East Side. The chef liked to drink - some mornings we would find him sleeping. Two weeks after its opening, I became the chef. I was 20 years old, and way over my head. I had to hire the cooks and do the menus.
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I have a son and a daughter; I try to teach them equally about balance, gender, and gender equity.
