Vladimir Potanin Quotes
I am not trying to say that I am poor and that I don't like beautiful things. But I don't like luxury for luxury sake or in the sense of showing off luxury.
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I have in sincerity pledged myself to your service, as so many of you are pledged to mine. Throughout all my life and with all my heart I shall strive to be worthy of your trust.
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Fashion breaks my heart.
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I don't meet many people who are talking about shows on Showtime.
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The function of the artist is to invent, not to chronicle.
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I date, but the person I date most is myself, unfortunately.
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Just because we eat together does not mean we eat right: Domino's alone delivers a million pizzas on an average day.
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I was appalled and shocked that Bush used the State of the Union to attack same-sex marriages and indicated that he would support a constitutional amendment.
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I think all beautiful women have a clean look. They like things that are simple.
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You want to be more hairy, that's beautiful. You want to be more clean-shaven, that's great.
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I am not trying to say that I am poor and that I don't like beautiful things. But I don't like luxury for luxury sake or in the sense of showing off luxury.
