Dita Von Teese Quotes
When I started performing, there was no Internet; I didn't really have anything to copy. I kind of had to just make up what I thought burlesque was, based on photographs of Sally Rand or whatever.
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I was fortunate enough to get an author-backed role in Aamir Khan starrer 'Talash.'
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I like sitting close to windows.
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On the whole, it is the rights and freedoms of all citizens that are crucial in Saudi Arabia and from those the rights of women will emanate.
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I never desire to converse with a man who has written more than he has read.
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Merlin really taught me how to concentrate, that you play each play as if it were the only play. And if you put all the plays together like that, then you'll come out on top.
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Bondage is - subjection to external influences and internal negative thoughts and attitudes.
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If you want to grow a beard like mine, the only thing I can tell you is that you have to have patience. You just have to let it grow.
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I don't think the Taliban will ever come back to take Afghanistan, no.
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Spend time reflecting on your emotional and physical existence and how that applies to the voice. You have to apply that wisdom and experience when you sing - it's what comes through.
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When you're writing a novel - at least the way I write is I work from what I would call 'emotional atmosphere,' ambiance to ambiance.
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I came to acting in a very circuitous way.
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I don't think about my fame very much.
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By channeling my inner heiress, I created a new opportunity for young heiresses.
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We advance on our journey only when we face our goal, when we are confident and believe we are going to win out.
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There are so many figures in our history that did not believe they could make a change, and they did.
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Either the opponents of slavery will arrest the further spread of it and place it where the public mind shall rest in the belief that it is in course of ultimate extinction, or its advocates will push it forward, till it shall become alike lawful in all the States - old as well as new - North as well as South.
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If you taste something, you're not at the maximum of your ability. What I think about in competition is temperature and texture. It has nothing to do with taste or emotion.
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Frankly, we actresses are so much in a hurry. We feel we have very few years to shine in our career, so we neglect our personal life. But for me, both aspects are equally important. I don't want to grow old and have regrets.
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So it is necessary that we should learn to be alone.
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Never explain, never complain.
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We've all heard about Wall Street greed. I think people are now starting to be a little bit more sensitized to Washington greed - the greed for power and control over our lives and our economy.
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All I can do is make sure Demetrious Johnson does the best he can on fight night and goes out and wins his fights.
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But Contra la Puerta was done mostly in the opposite way, starting with sounds and melodies.
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When I started performing, there was no Internet; I didn't really have anything to copy. I kind of had to just make up what I thought burlesque was, based on photographs of Sally Rand or whatever.
