Olivier Theyskens Quotes
I've admired historical clothes like Victorian gowns since I was a child, and it's what motivated me to go into fashion.
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My parents took me to see plays, starting from when I was very little. Oftentimes, I was too young to understand. I don't know what my parents were thinking - 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf' when I was eight years old, that kind of thing. So lots of times, I didn't understand what was going on, but I just loved the sound of dialogue.
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If you're in a dark place, you're there for a reason. And the only way to get through to those kids or to other people going through the same thing is really to meet them in that dark place and then slowly bring them to the light.
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The fundamental difficulty that most novelists face when they are trying to adapt their own book into a screenplay is realizing that a screenplay is a completely different way of storytelling, and it has limitations.
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I find it fascinating that a lot of business books that do well are from people who've never made any money in business.
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I grew up on a farm where we had one radio station and it was all country.
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I write better in Cape Breton... too many people around in Ontario. Down there I meet all sorts of non-human people, but they don't bother me, and I don't feel I have to apologize on behalf of my species quite so often.
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If people who cherish freedom, who know the importance of mutual respect and are aware of the imperative necessity to establish a constructive and critical debate, if these people are not ready to speak out, to be more committed and visible, then we can expect sad, painful tomorrows. The choice is ours.
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When they are assailed by despair, young people should let universal concerns into their lives.
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I didn't beat her. I just pushed her out of bed.
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I don't know how to say no, and that's a weakness.
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Conor McGregor is a tough competitor. He proved throughout the years in the UFC that he can fight standing up.
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We need a commander in chief that speaks the truth. We will not defeat radical Islamic terrorism so long as we have a president unwilling to utter the words 'radical Islamic terrorism'.
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Her name was called Lady Helena Herring and her age was 25 and she mated well with the earl.
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Fortune cookies are a good idea. If the message is positive, it can make your day a little better.
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I've been a loner all the time throughout my life... I haven't been the best father... Many times... my children have accused me of not giving them enough attention. And, frankly, I never have been good at handling that.
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The E.U. can deliver on its citizens' needs and make its partnerships work only if we all act together - E.U. institutions and national governments, at all levels, united.
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The future enters into us, in order to transform itself in us, long before it happens.
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We're writing a book together. She just finished one. Did you read it? Among the Porcupines?
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Music is international for me so it doesn’t matter the language.
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Even if you can't relate to what I'm singing, I hope you can believe in it and see it as something that it is real.
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Speaking as somebody with three sisters and a very largely female Muslim family, there is not a single woman I know in my family or in their friends who would have accepted the wearing of a veil.
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If I am elected president, every militant on the face of the planet will know, if you go and join ISIS, if you wage jihad on the United States of America, if you attempt to murder innocent Americans you are signing your death warrant.
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I think all the roles were something that sort of hit me, and I guess I was very lucky to get those roles.
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I've admired historical clothes like Victorian gowns since I was a child, and it's what motivated me to go into fashion.
