Christy Turlington Quotes

I'd rather go naked than wear fur.

Christy Turlington

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• I paint for the sheer joy of painting. I have never sold any of my paintings. I'd rather give them to people for free.

  

  Takeshi Kitano
  • People
  • Free
  • Joy

• There are things I take sides about, like capital punishment, which it seems to me there is only one side about: it is evil. But there are two or three sides to sexual harassment, and the moment you get into particular cases, there is injustice in every conceivable direction. It's a mess.

  

  A. S. Byatt
  • Evil
  • Moment
  • Injustice

• The average Nigerian person has come to reconcile himself with the fact that his or her social progress remain essentially in his or her hands in collaboration with other fellow Nigerians and not merely relying on what government alone could provide for him or her.

  

  Ibrahim Babangida
  • Alone
  • Government
  • Progress

• Two young actresses I admire are Emma Stone and Emma Watson, because they are intelligent, talented actresses and have a great sense of humor. They have learned to balance what they love in life - acting, school and everything else.

  

  Kara Hayward
  • Life
  • Intelligent
  • Humor

• The European Union will never see America, or an American president, as a risk.

  

  Federica Mogherini
  • American
  • America
  • Risk

• I feel the only way I can survive is to spend a lot of time writing songs. I have to have incredible, killer songs that also are hits, or I just don't have a chance.

  

  Dan Hill
  • Time
  • Writing
  • Chance

• Every major player is working on this technology of artificial intelligence. As of now, it's benign... but I would say that the day is not far off when artificial intelligence as applied to cyber warfare becomes a threat to everybody.

  

  Ted Bell
  • Day
  • Technology
  • Player

• For 25 years, it has been my privilege to represent the city of San Francisco and the great state of California; to work to strengthen our vibrant middle class; to secure opportunity and equality.

  

  Nancy Pelosi
  • Work
  • Great
  • Opportunity

• The human consciousness is really homogeneous. There is no complete forgetting, even in death.

  

  D. H. Lawrence
  • Death
  • Human
  • Consciousness

• I have the best husband a wife could possibly have. He's the best father my children could have.

  

  Vera Farmiga
  • Children
  • Father
  • Wife

• I've always been a strong feminist and felt that the image of models was detrimental to women. That whole thing really bothered me. I would think about quitting about once a week.

  

  Saffron Burrows
  • Women
  • Strong
  • Week

• Why did the chicken cross the road? To prove to the possum that it could be done.

  

  S. Truett Cathy
  • Done
  • Why
  • Road

• Acting is a business and a political act and a craft, but I also feel like it's a service - specifically, for a military audience.

  

  Adam Driver
  • Business
  • Political
  • Military

• - man's heart is a wonderful thing, especially when carried in the purse -

  

  Karl Marx
  • Heart

• 2) Never be embarrased or ashamed about anything you choose to write. (Think of this before you send it to a market)

  

  Larry Niven

• Actors already striving in the theatre wouldn't dream of putting themselves on these shows; it means that only about 10% of the talent out there is being auditioned for parts.

  

  Elaine Paige
  • Dream
  • Theatre

• La confesión de uno humilla a todos.

  

  Antonio Porchia

• It's been fun. I've had a lucky life. Art has made me pull the best out of myself.

  

  LeRoy Neiman
  • Life
  • Art
  • Fun

• I read, studied, and learned everything I could find about aviation. It was my greatest desire to become a pilot. I could already picture myself in the cockpit of an airliner or in a military fighter plane. I felt deep in my heart this was my thing!

  

  Dieter F. Uchtdorf
  • Heart
  • Desire
  • Deep

• Oh dear, I never realized what a terrible lot of explaining one has to do in a murder!

  

  Agatha Christie

• The moment I say I'm going into scooters, they say, 'You're crazy.' Six months later, when BMW comes out with an electric scooter, it's fine. But when Anand does it, because he's some small guy in India, it's not fine.

  

  Anand Mahindra
  • Guy
  • Small
  • Crazy

• A world technology means either a world government or world suicide.

  

  Max Lerner
  • World
  • Technology
  • Suicide

• I don't believe that economic and cultural interaction automatically brings greater peace and understanding, although it may help in that regard.

  

  William C. Kirby
  • Believe
  • Understanding
  • Helping

• I'd rather go naked than wear fur.

  

  Christy Turlington