Nancy Knowlton Quotes
The ocean, at least beyond the surf zone, is out of sight and out of mind for most people.
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Sometimes 'Rookie' is written about like, 'Finally! Something for alternative girls!' and I'm like, 'No!' Obviously it's not for everyone, but I used to think that there are cheerleaders, and there are art kids.
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Books are not like albums, where you can simply download and enjoy your favorite chapter and ignore the rest.
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I wish I had come along when the studios were making those big musical pictures. It would be great to do re-makes of some of the old ones like 'Porgy and Bess' or 'Showboat.' I'd love to do 'em.
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I think, in Spain, they are too used to reaching the limits of democracy and then stepping over them.
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I was always able to get money, but now it's a little bit more money, and I manage the same way. I just want to see my family do better.
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The psychological trauma of losing a job can be as great as the trauma of a divorce.
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One false word, one extra word, and somebody's thinking about how they have to buy paper towels at the store. Brevity is very important. If you're going to be longwinded, it should be for a purpose. Not just because you like your words.
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But the exposure we got by doing the stint with Nine Inch Nails brought us a lot of attention.
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My mom raised me to be clean, so it's in my nature. I have two little girls, and I'm married, but we've got a nanny and a maid.
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I've always been acutely aware of differences and the way you are supposed to act if you want to be popular.
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Just having the internet is a weird and dangerous thing because people become accustomed to knowing things when they want to know them and not having to work for it. I definitely see the value in not knowing everything and having mystery in life and mystery in people.
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I love to interview outrageous people who speak their minds; also, people who have some kind of mystery attached to them.
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To act is to rest.
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In manufacturing, we try to stamp out variance. With people, variance is everything.
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The story wrote quickly. I called it 'Where You're From,' and I sent it out, as I had numerous other stories over the years. Except this time I got a letter back saying that it would be published. Someone out there had liked the story. I was thirty-one years old.
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If you put the collections together, whether it's Rick Owens, Alexander Wang, or whomever, sometimes they do streetwear, but they're never called that. They're always called 'sportswear' or 'high-end' or 'luxury.' I feel like I'm tossed into that streetwear category so that I don't exist in this space.
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I wanted to have a creative director crazy enough to say, 'Sure, I'll do a collection in five days.'
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For a decade, I was a stay-at-home mom. I sent my husband to his law office, sat on PTA boards and baked cookies - great cookies. All of a sudden, I had no husband, no job, few prospects, and two small children who had grown accustomed to eating.
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It's kind of the yin and yang that fascinate me. That for all the evil men do, there are also people who work obnoxiously long hours and sacrifice their personal lives because it is a calling - if they don't keep our streets safe, if they aren't there to advocate for and save beaten women and children and murder victims, who will?
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Do the thing we fear, and death of fear is certain.
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Just spending time with fans and acting normal and talking to them just like I was one of their boys, that's what it's all about.
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Since 1981, I've spent every Thanksgiving Day broadcasting a game, and it is one of my favorite days. You can say, 'Woe is me, I never get to be part of the tradition,' or you can say, 'Heck, we've got our own tradition, and it's pretty good.'
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The ocean, at least beyond the surf zone, is out of sight and out of mind for most people.
