David Bailey Quotes
The Sixties was a time of breaking down class barriers, although I think class still exists today in some areas.
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When the depths are upheld by the Holy Spirit, then the reaction is Christian.
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I am obsessed with the Great Depression and with former showgirls - and the Victorians - the idea of wistful, dark romance.
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I did a film called 'Fire with Fire.'
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My phone blows up all the time. I had to change my number.
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I think, from the very beginning, I always knew that I needed to get out of Malaysia and do my thing somewhere else.
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People always say 'humbling,' but I actually think it's quite inflating being nominated for an award. It's wonderful; it's a great feeling.
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I know how to read people. When you grow up in a rough environment, you have to have a sixth sense.
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If there's one thing I've learnt, it's that I don't think a man ever looks better than when he's in a suit. So I'm wearing them increasingly, not in my personal life, but in my professional life, and I'm really enjoying it.
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I think the films we see, the Hollywood films, which are basically entertainment, will still be there, but they'll be in a totally different category. People won't take them seriously. They'll kind of end up the way comic books have. A side view of things.
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I grew up on the edge of a national park in Canada - timberwolves, creeks, snow drifts.
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A very quiet and tasteful way to be famous is to have a famous relative. Then you can not only be nothing, you can do nothing too.
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Children don't really understand the concept of health. You can't give them an apple and say 'if you eat this you will be healthy when you're older' because they don't understand. You have to find a different way to motivate them.
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When I was born, some of our relatives came to our house and told my mother, 'Don't worry, next time you will have a son.'
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I love meat - I'm Cuban; I grew up eating meat, platanos, and arroz con pollo. I don't believe in starving yourself, but sometimes I do cleanses and diets to prepare for a role.
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The Arab Awakening or Arab Spring has transformed the geopolitical landscape.
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The only way anyone's going to succeed is to build the product.
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I never participated in far-reaching political decisions, since I never belonged to the circle of the closest associates of Adolf Hitler, neither was I consulted by Adolf Hitler on general political questions, nor did I ever take part in conferences about such problems.
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I watched Leicester City lose in the 1969 FA Cup final with my dad and granddad when I was eight and cried all the way home. I have seen them get promoted and relegated. I played for them for eight years. I even got a group of like-minded fans and friends to stump up a few quid to salvage the club when they went into liquidation.
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I don't have a goal. I don't limit myself to a goal.
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Chicago is the greatest of all baseball cities. I make no exception, although I have been treated well wherever I have been. It is the greatest city because the fans will stick to a loser season after season. I have had my share of defeats, so I should know.
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Our birthdays are feathers in the broad wing of time.
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I get such joy out of performing for people, and you can tell whether they like you or they don't like you the minute you walk out on the stage. And they don't even have to tell me that they had a good time. I know they had a good time.
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'Why Did I Get Married?' did so well because it gave some real perspective on the realities of love.
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The Sixties was a time of breaking down class barriers, although I think class still exists today in some areas.
