Vivienne Westwood Quotes
Well, I'm very much a literary person. And my fashion always tells a story somehow. I never look at fashion magazines. I find them incredibly boring. To me, reading a fashion magazine is the last thing I need to do. I've got books I need to read.
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I do try very hard to develop themes that are easily understood and that, hopefully, will paint vivid images of the legal principles and implications of the ruling that will stick in the Justices' heads and will help influence how they think about the case.
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All great rebellions are born of private acts of civil disobedience that inspire rebel bands to plot together.
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To be a champ you have to believe in yourself when no one else will.
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People are lonely. They want company and your book can provide them company and a little bit of hope. And there's nothing wrong with that.
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When you read something, and especially when you're reading compellingly great, that becomes part of your identity, at least while you're reading it. You become changed by reading it.
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If you were a fully realized person-whatever the hell that would be-you wouldn't fool around writing books.
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Well, I'm very much a literary person. And my fashion always tells a story somehow. I never look at fashion magazines. I find them incredibly boring. To me, reading a fashion magazine is the last thing I need to do. I've got books I need to read.
