Edith Sitwell Quotes
There are people, also, who cannot believe that beauty and gaiety are a part of goodness. When we think of cruelty, we must try to remember the stupidity, the envy, the frustration from which it has arisen.
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Graffiti has an interesting relationship to the broader world of hip-hop: It's part of the culture, but also in a weird way a stepchild of the culture.
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I think what 'The Monster' means to me is I find it really hard - like a lot of other people in the world - to really be OK in my own skin. It was a message to myself saying, 'It's OK that you're not perfect.' I'm gonna learn to love myself and accept myself, even though I'm a little crazy.
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There's not much room for eccentricity in Hollywood, and eccentricity is what's sexy in people.
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You should only have so many accessories. You have to make sure you have the right ones at the right time.
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I hear odd tracks from my albums every now and again on the radio, or maybe a friend plays me something.
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I think a lot of people are with the one they're meant to be with. I see it watching my parents because they've been together for so long and are still very much in love. I'm just sort of in awe of that.
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When people say to me 'what do you think of rap music?' my answer is there's no such thing. There's rap and there's music.
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I have been interested in fashion since I was a kid. Then I lived in London, where it was more about costume and a personal statement of who you are than about fashion.
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I've never met a woman who thinks they've got a good enough figure - however perfect they look - which is sad, because no one else can see these perceived flaws; they're entirely internal.
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Advertising is the price companies pay for being unoriginal.
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It's nice for me to be in touch with a younger generation.
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Everything that has happened to me has been amazing and surprising.
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Smoke machines are the best!
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Some people think that if their opponent plays a beautiful game, it's okay to lose. I don't. You have to be merciless.
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You don't need to wear Spanx if you buy my clothes. The dress, the trousers, the pencil skirt - they should do the work.
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I don't know what other people are like, I haven't been able to crawl inside anybody else.
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Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
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A theory is no more like a fact than a photograph is like a person.
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Online hierarchies are inherently dynamic. The moment someone stops adding value to the community, his influence starts to wane.
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My weight has been one of the most challenging things that I've had to deal with throughout my career.
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The greatest conflicts are not between two people but between one person and himself.
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I have a problem with people saying feminine means anti-feminist, and I think it's counter-productive to immediately associate anything 'girly' with vanity or stupidity.
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I can count all the ways in which being a mother has enriched my understanding of the world, of character, my sense of the future and my attachment to it. I can't imagine what kind of writer I'd be if I didn't have my kids.
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There are people, also, who cannot believe that beauty and gaiety are a part of goodness. When we think of cruelty, we must try to remember the stupidity, the envy, the frustration from which it has arisen.
