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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We're carrying out a real crusade against corruption and impunity with a focus on white-collar crime.
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I like all of the books I work on to be ones you can pick up without knowing the entire history of the character, because then, not only can you enjoy it as is, but it encourages you to look into the history of that character and their world.
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The product has to work. It has to be a good product. An enormous number of them are all hype with no value at all. People get into them because they want to make a lot of quick, easy money.
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I wish I could remember people's names. I'm supposed to remember so many.
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Younger women tend to be busier, wearing more layers and more make-up. I don't know if it's because older women are more confident, or just that we don't care any more. But that pared-down approach is the same with the sentences I write; I take out adjectives and adverbs and keep the description to a minimum.
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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.
