Donna Karan Quotes
When I first started designing, all women were dressed like men, and I said, 'Hey, guys, let's be women, put the two together - it's not either/or. Let's celebrate our bodies. Our bodies are different.'
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Everything I do, I go to black people. If I have a problem at the airport, I'll go to the black ticket agent. I hope they notice me because I'll get better service. If I'm at a restaurant, I look for the black waiter. Rent-a-Car, give you the upgrade.
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But... watching Steven Barnes taught me to treat my life like an art form.
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I style my roles mostly with some help from my team of stylists.
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The amazing thing about being a dad is to be able to look at your child and realize that the universe is so much bigger than you.
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Now, everybody knows my music. So that's really cool. A lot of kids know it. Now, when I go to a sports game, everybody knows my name.
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I used to trip over my legs and get detention for my too-short shorts because none fit. I still trip, but now I like to show them off.
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Don't confuse being stimulating with being blunt.
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Most people who went about saying a ghost had poked them with a brolly would be locked up somewhere.
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I think the reason they cast me as the good girls is because they couldn't find any in Hollywood.
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The problem of the twentieth century is the problem of the color line.
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It's just not my nature to go around idolizing people.
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The Constitution shall never be construed... to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms.
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I've had much nastier things said about me in the British press than in the Bosnian press.
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I've always been into dressing nicely. My dad's really into fashion, also. We'll always go out and buy stuff. He has his own style and I have my own style, but it's a shared thing. Same thing with my grandfather; he was really into his style, so it's just sort of been passed down, I think.
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When it is a question of God's almighty Spirit, never say, 'I can't.'
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I just feel like growing up in Los Angeles, you learn, 'Well you're never gonna be the prettiest girl in the room, so just don't even try.' I mean, I care about being pretty, but it's not my most valued thing.
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I think when you're doing good work, you don't necessarily need to be validated.
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One of the dreariest spots on life's road is the point of conviction that nothing will ever again happen to you.
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The first comedy screenplay that I wrote was Animal House and I always thought I could and should be a director but no one was about to give me that opportunity on Animal House.
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I spent ten years riding motorcycles.
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I fight AIDS because it's a killer disease, destroys the human race in all fields.
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Better than the strength of men and horses is our wisdom.
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There's no need to do six engagements in a day. You can achieve the same amount of connection and consistency at a different pace.
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When I first started designing, all women were dressed like men, and I said, 'Hey, guys, let's be women, put the two together - it's not either/or. Let's celebrate our bodies. Our bodies are different.'
