Elle Macpherson (Eleanor Nancy Gow) Quotes
I went to America on holiday when I was 17 and, before I knew it, I'd been signed up by an agency and had these obligations I didn't understand, but which I couldn't say no to. This industry chose me. But I did choose to make it fulfilling.
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Fashion and interior design are one and the same.
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You need a routine, to be able to spend some time with a person, and my lifestyle is constantly on the move.
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I was fortunate enough to get an author-backed role in Aamir Khan starrer 'Talash.'
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I have 179 children that I take care of full-time: close to 40 in Uganda and the rest in Sudan.
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I've always thought that I'm sexy in my own right, but not in a way that people thought was bankable.
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You learn on the job. When I was a young lawyer and got a case, I knew nothing about the subject. You start reading, you look for the philosophy behind it, and by the time you are actually in a court of law, you are a master.
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People in the mass media tend more and more every day to look and act like elected and appointed officials.
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Celebrities and 'famous' people are just regular folks. I know, it's a shocking and potentially dangerous statement.
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When I was 13, I started working in a nightclub with Ray Charles. That's the greatest school in the world, the school of the streets. Ray taught me how to read in Braille. He was only two years older than me, but it was like he was 100 years older.
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I've never met a woman who thinks they've got a good enough figure - however perfect they look - which is sad, because no one else can see these perceived flaws; they're entirely internal.
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They wanted to audition people for the Middle East correspondent on 'The Daily Show.' They wanted to hire somebody ethnic for that slot. Helms had left, Cordry had left, and they felt that they needed an ethnic face. So, I went in and auditioned, and I got the job.
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Even in the angels there is the subordination of one hierarchy to another, and in the heavens, and all the bodies that are moved, the lowest by the highest and the highest in their turn unto the Supreme Mover of all.
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Capital isn't scarce; vision is.
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I do not play golf regularly, but I feel that hitting the moving ball in cricket is tougher than hitting a stationary ball as in golf, which requires more concentration and steady hands.
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I miss driving to Goodison Park. I miss just the positive energy of the fans walking into the stadium and how much they care about that club and the team. And I miss the players a lot.
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But as I grew up as a child, falling in love with the theater and Shakespeare, my heroes were Sir Laurence Olivier and Sir John Gielgud.
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One should live between extravagance and meanness. Don't save money by starving your mind. It is false economy never to take a holiday, or never to spend money for an evening's amusement or for a useful book.
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Reality TV is easier to digest if it comes in small amounts.
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People have always told me I look young for my age... and I think it's because I've always taken care of myself.
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Most folks are as happy as they make up their minds to be.
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Part of the reason I joined Joy Division was so that I really wouldn't have to grow up.
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I've just sort of jumped into relationships and moved in with people way too soon.
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I've learned that I shouldn't shrink from success. Though honestly I thought they'd be knocking on my door years ago.
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I went to America on holiday when I was 17 and, before I knew it, I'd been signed up by an agency and had these obligations I didn't understand, but which I couldn't say no to. This industry chose me. But I did choose to make it fulfilling.
