Mary Quant Quotes
I didn't get fat even when I was pregnant. You have to work very hard at staying slim, and it's a bore. But it's worth it.
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Team synergy has an extraordinary impact on business results.
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When you mess up publicly, it can be difficult to get vulnerable again or to put yourself out there.
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My dad has totally taken my Cat Stevens T-shirt, but it's OK; I have his Black Flag one, and that's amazing.
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I think as an actor you're used to having to travel, so wherever the work, is you're willing to go.
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It's been so amazing. I've always struggled with this barrier that I felt like I'd had up until blogging came along. Just one comment from somebody really sparks something in me. It doesn't need to be this huge war between me and the listeners anymore. I really thrive on that.
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Comedy, we may say, is society protecting itself - with a smile.
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Denial of childhood and denial of freedom are the biggest sins which humankind has been committing and perpetuating for ages.
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I don't think it's good for people to know too much about you. With my favourite bands, I don't want to have the inside track on every single aspect of their personal lives.
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You shouldn't try to manufacture progress.
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I was about five years old when I was eating soup in our kitchen, and as I was lifting the spoon towards my mouth, it bent and broke in half.
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Everything was in stark and dreadful contrast with the trivial crises and counterfeit emotions of Hollywood, and I returned to England deeply moved and emotionally worn out.
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Embrace the grease, if any, and look fresh and human. I like to look like a glazed doughnut.
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The thing that I really look for in people is enthusiasm and excitement and, not to sound really sappy, that fire in their eyes.
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I technically have two last names, which is a lot of fun when you're making airline reservations.
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Science is about unravelling nature.
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There's a big difference between being privileged and being spoilt. My parents always said, 'Spoilt means ruined, and you're not ruined, just incredibly fortunate.'
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My father became the Mayor of Indian Wells, California, a tony desert enclave of rich, conservative Republicans.
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I left home at 17 and I've been on the road ever since.
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My mindset was that I was always going to be in Toronto my whole career, but I was never naive.
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And I have to work so hard at talking positively to myself. If I don't, it's just real hard to get through the day, and I'll get really down, and just want to cry. My whole body language changes. I get more slumped over.
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If we fail to realize our full potential as human beings, we live more on an animalistic level. This is fine for dogs, cats, and chimpanzees but doesn't work quite so well for women and men. Without the capacity to freely shape our own lives, much as a sculptor might carve stone, we inevitably slip into negativity and depression.
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I'm doing like a No. 2 or a No. 1 on my head now because I just love how easy it is. I just shave my head and go out.
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Think of 'Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.' It is equally intoxicating for children and adults. All this 'crossover' talk is something publishers are using as a selling device - a kind of post hoc rationalisation of what was happening already.
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I didn't get fat even when I was pregnant. You have to work very hard at staying slim, and it's a bore. But it's worth it.
