Vivienne Westwood Quotes
I didn't consider myself a fashion designer at all at the time of punk. I was just using fashion as a way to express my resistance and to be rebellious. I came from the country, and by the time I got to London, I considered myself to be very stupid. It was my ambition to understand the world I live in.
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It is one of the ironies of the ministry that the very man who works in God's name is often hardest put to find time for God. The parents of Jesus lost Him at church, and they were not the last ones to lose Him there.
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It is the spirit and not the form of law that keeps justice alive.
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If you play good cricket, a lot of bad things get hidden.
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'Die Antwoord' just has a nice ring to it.
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We make assumptions: nurses should be nice, teachers should be good. But everyone has a dark side, some darker than others.
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I like to stand right in front of my opponent. I think it makes for an exciting fight.
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I've never been that comfortable talking about myself or about acting.
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I don't know how to make Harper and Alloy want me, not just my name.
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There are epic downsides to living a somewhat public life. The upshot of that is there's nothing to hide. It's a relief in a way. There's nothing about me that can't be said.
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I was born in England, but then I lived in Calgary, Saudi Arabia, Cyprus, India, Vancouver, London, Toronto, and now L.A.
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It is a myth of publishers that people want to read easy things.
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A person isn't who they are during the last conversation you had with them - they're who they've been throughout your whole relationship.
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We say that our objective is to conquer complete independence, to install a people's power, to construct a new society without exploitation, for the benefit of all those who feel themselves to be Mozambicans.
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My protest about the post exchange seating bore some results. More seats were allocated for blacks, but there were still separate sections for blacks and for whites. At least I had made my men realize that something could be accomplished by speaking out, and I hoped they would be less resigned to unjust conditions.
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My perspective is cultural and world-based. It's always been a global perspective.
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I'm definitely not getting married. In this business, you're either getting married or they want you to be pregnant. I'm not getting married until I'm forty. If ever.
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That's why teenagers fascinate me – they're like children with drivers' licenses. Like children in that their impulses are so direct.
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Redemption just means you just make a change in your life and you try to do right, versus what you were doing, which was wrong.
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Washington is a dirty diaper. It's time for a change.
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Whatever you've accomplished there's always more to experience.
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Be bold and wear things you like. If you want to wear a cropped top, do it!
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My story is the story of thousands of children from around the world. I hope it inspires others to stand up for their rights.
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I put myself into another world and another identity, and I design not for how my life is but for how my imaginary life is.
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I didn't consider myself a fashion designer at all at the time of punk. I was just using fashion as a way to express my resistance and to be rebellious. I came from the country, and by the time I got to London, I considered myself to be very stupid. It was my ambition to understand the world I live in.
