Jessie Matthews Quotes
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I decided there and then to sue the bastards.
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A potlatch is similar to a court case in that both are prohibitively expensive; both involve lengthy speeches and the vigorous examination and debate of the actions, rights and legal responsibilities of the participants. One has food, singing and spiritual rites; the other, not so much.
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Real luxury is customization.
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I invited a group of students to my studio to expose them to both the creative and business sides of the fashion industry. It was fun because the group was so bright and full of curiosity. They asked really challenging questions about all aspects of the business and absorbed so much information so quickly.
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Throughout the 19th century, Britain bought cheaply from the countries of the empire and compelled subject countries to buy our goods at high prices.
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People do connect me with James Bond simply because I happen to like scrambled eggs and short-sleeved shirts and some of the things that James Bond does, but I certainly haven't got his guts nor his very lively appetites.
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The most important issue for the killer is the ability to get a victim easily and successfully.
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Our bloom is gone. We are the fruit thereof.
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Even though I believe in mass social movements, I'm uncomfortable in crowds.
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Hackney at certain epochs has given itself suburban airs and graces, before being slapped down and consigned once more to the dump bin of aborted ambition.
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You can't really do a big character in an action film; you're already suspending your disbelief in the action, then to suspend your disbelief in the character is too much.
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I could do an American accent, if I were immersed in the accent, meaning if I were living back in Los Angeles and rehearsing and auditioning the whole time.
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I think that women are more sensitive to emotional infidelity than men. I think men are more scared of physical infidelity.
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Producing is a world of compromise and actors are utterly spoiled all the time.
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The reality is, when you're representing someone that's guilty, you're in the position of taking that position.
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When I was 8 years old, it mattered what my favorite singer said and wore and expressed opinions about.
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And all, but Lust, is turned to dustIn Humanity's machine.
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Men may be way behind in creating choices for themselves, but have actually been quiet supporters of the choices women want for themselves.
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I've been put up in great hotels from a very young age, so I've been spoilt. What I can't stand is when I arrive somewhere and the room isn't ready. You call housekeeping, and it takes them three hours to get the room into shape. I'm afraid to say that the Hilton in London was not too good on that score.
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I say what I think and I think what I say.
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What made something precious? Losing it and finding it.
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If you're a person of faith that is conservative, that's pro-life, as I am, that believes strongly in traditional family values, as I do... then how we talk about them matters.
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Together we will act to bring about national reconciliation, secure Malaysia's economic future, and build a stronger, more harmonious society.
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I dreaded doing close-ups.
