John Lancaster Spalding Quotes
They who truly know have had to unlearn hardly less than they have had to learn.
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I feel fine as long I'm not running around.
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My plan was to stay in Canada to make films.
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My sister's a singer, and she's on Twitter, and she has millions of followers. I wonder how that helps her. I think it does to an extent. I think she gets free things.
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The first time someone tried to share the Gospel with me, I naively explained that I was Jewish and born in Israel, thank you... This was a big mistake. In certain parts of Christian America, admitting I was an Israeli-born Jew turned me into walking catnip.
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Everybody ought to have a lower East Side in their life.
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Especially on unexpected journeys, you have time; you can figure certain deeper things out, like who you are and what you want. That's why I enjoy journeys.
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I don't move away from grief, rather through it.
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In the U.K. there is still work to be done, particularly in schools, stopping the homophobic bullies in the playground and introducing unbiased discussion on gay issues in the classroom.
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I always wanted to get out of Tokyo and in 1977, New York seemed like the most interesting place to visit. I didn't intend to live here- I just wanted to get out and see what was happening. I just happened to stay here then.
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I talk to younger actor types, and they bring up that word, 'brand,' and it's like, 'All right, if that's the way you want to look at yourself.' Diet Pepsi's a brand; you're a human being.
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Design is a tool that either allows us to create new markets or disrupt existing ones.
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I just have the normal ringtone, unfortunately.
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I was brought up a Catholic, so I take no pleasure in guilt.
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The two major challenges for the 21st century are to improve the economic situation of the majority and save as much of the planet as we can.
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I created a successful outdoor youth festival - the Liverd festival - against all good advice. It was a great way to explore and investigate social sculptures. Having that as my kind of studio, outside of a museum or precious white-cube gallery, that was a kind of education.
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Halston was one of the hardest-working designers I have come across. The way he cut, moulded, manipulated and draped fabric was inspiring. I was submerged into the Halston subculture alongside Andy Warhol, Liza Minnelli, Elizabeth Taylor and Truman Capote. They shaped who I have become as a designer.
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I think it is important to be a friend to your kids. But it is also equally important to set boundaries. My mother was a strong influence, and so was my dad. My mom was my friend whom I couldn't cross.
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Getting a new passport took me a stupid amount of time. I had to go back five times with different photographs because they kept saying I was smiling, which is against the rules. I was not smiling.
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The purest and most thoughtful minds are those which love colour the most.
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I love the surprise element of being a mom.
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Right when I was I was diagnosed my husband and I were actively trying for a family, which is heartbreaking for us both.
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Sometimes you have to trust grownups, perhaps more so when they are not there to actually supervise you.
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Our children are obese, either have or being threatened by diabetes, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and not socially adjusting properly to others because of a lack of fitness.
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They who truly know have had to unlearn hardly less than they have had to learn.
