Mary Quant Quotes
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I don't think the Middle East could afford another war.
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The papacy again, representing the traditional unity of European civilization, has also shown itself unable to limit effectively the push of nationalism.
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No one knows the cost of a defective product – don't tell me you do. You know the cost of replacing it, but not the cost of a dissatisfied customer.
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More often than not, I get cast as quite Machiavellian roles - it's something about my face; I'm quite shifty or something!
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I'm an old trial lawyer.
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I'm the youngest of five – three girls and two boys. There was one record player for the seven of us. It was good for me, because I got to hear everyone else's music.
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I used to be teased for the way I wore my hair at school. I used to do things like wear a different-colored sock on each leg.
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My favourite flowers are English country roses - I had a bouquet of them for my wedding.
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Sometimes in television, if there are storylines that are oft-told, people can be hypercritical of them.
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Our intentions may be very good, but, because the intelligence is limited, the action may turn out to be a mistake - a mistake, but not necessarily a sin, for sin comes out of a wrong intention.
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There's always reasons to make mistakes. Because then you do new mistakes next time. So they're beautiful mistakes.
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I believe that if it were possible to scrap the whole of existing literature, all writers would find themselves inevitably producing something very close to SF ... No other form of fiction has the vocabulary of ideas and images to deal with the present, let alone the future.
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We live in diverse communities with all sorts of people from all sorts of different backgrounds. The more our entertainment can be a reflection of the world we live in, the better it is for all of us.
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We had a saying at Blockbuster: 'If you don't come in on Saturday, don't bother coming in on Sunday.' We worked hard.
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I love the American dream. I feel this is the place I was supposed to be in. It's beautiful. I love it.
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This result is due to a phenomenon of interference which occurs within the sensitive layer.
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Why do people sit up so late, or, more rarely, get up so early? Not because the day is not long enough, but because they have no time in the day to themselves.
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You can't hold up a blog; you can hold up a magazine.
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I'm not suggesting that microbial cellulose is going to be a replacement for cotton, leather or other textile materials. But I do think it could be quite a smart and sustainable addition to our increasingly precious natural resources.
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As long as I'm writing stuff and people are reading it, I'll be happy.
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If you're an actor, a real actor, you've got to be on the stage. But you mustn't go on the stage unless it's absolutely the only thing you can do.
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I have been on a diet since 1962.
