Olivier Theyskens Quotes
I always like to preserve my freedom. I've never really been attached to any place; that's probably why I kept moving. I like to evolve.
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My role is to embody the Black Opium woman - I suppose you have to be the living embodiment of all the intangible things the brand stands for.
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Rowing provided a place to go, a community where people cared about what I did and what I achieved.
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Most people today still believe, perhaps unconsciously, in the heliocentric universe every newspaper in the land has a section on astrology, yet few have anything at all on astronomy.
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I've been busy for years, buying land, often under pseudonyms, and planting trees on it. All the money is going into it when I die - and in the end I'd like to think that it will be 20 to 30,000 acres.
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I'm interested not just in projects that I'll be starring in, but producing film and TV that's really quality and great for adults; and when I say 'great for adults,' it doesn't mean without humor, because I'm also interested in doing comedy.
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I believe in the power of intention to change the landscape of our society - and it is my intention to live an authentic life of compassion and integrity and action. Jamey Rodemeyer's life changed mine.
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I do small things. I try to do good things every day.
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I've been doing stand-up since I was 15 years old.
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Police are reluctant to label a murder as a possible serial homicide.
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At no point am I ever threatened by people who question who I am, or why I like the things I do, or my legitimacy. Because I know who I am very strongly, and I think that's what geek culture can reinforce.
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This quality, I mean Geoffrey was with me, was very easy doing - he loved me very much, I loved him very much, and we understood each other so well that it was a pleasure to make music.
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The thing is, people can't complain about profit-oriented moves if they're only interested in profit themselves. You can't have it both ways. If they're willing to polish up a gift and sell it to make money, they can't really complain about the fact that somebody above them has sold them down the river. That's the way it goes.
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The crown must constantly earn citizens' appreciation, respect and trust.
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I try to be upbeat. I read this book which tells you to write down everything that you're grateful for each day. Now I'm constantly noticing all the little things that make me joyful.
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In the hands of a passive-aggressive person who wants to abdicate responsibility for things, texting is a great tool. You can really go nuts.
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The verdict of the world is conclusive.
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I was looking for something like baseball, where there's a lot of data and the competition was pretty low. That's when I discovered politics.
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This splendid subject [mathematics], queen of all exact sciences, and the ideal and norm of all careful thinking.
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I'm not so optimistic as to think that you would ever be able to garner a majority of an American Congress that would make those kinds of investments above and beyond the kinds of investments that could be made in a progressive program for lifting up all people.
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When you get real stage fright, it comes like a sledgehammer out of the blue in the middle of something that you know you've done too many times before, and there's no rhyme or reason for it. It's something quite different from being nervous. It's almost paralysing.
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Death is something inevitable. When a man has done what he considers to be his duty to his people and his country, he can rest in peace. I believe I have made that effort and that is, therefore, why I will sleep for the eternity.
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If people need to be informed by lines, then there's no reason why the actor is saying the line except for information for the audience; I think there's something wrong.
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I always like to preserve my freedom. I've never really been attached to any place; that's probably why I kept moving. I like to evolve.
