Amanda Filipacchi Quotes
We think we know people. We think that what we see is all there is. We rarely ask ourselves what goes on behind the curtain. We jump to conclusions. And we take everything very personally.
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I like to think I'm a role model for women. But I also don't like to just limit it to women. I like to think I'm a role model for human beings in general.
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I think that as you get older, you become aware of everything that could go wrong.
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A fair question could be posed in this fashion: If people are not obeying existing laws, what makes us think they would obey any new laws?
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I think I'm developing a kind of subconscious loathing of the word 'franchise.' I just think of something that's packaged, something you can buy on a shelf and is immediately disposable. I don't know. It's a really weird word for me.
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If I see someone doing a new sport, I usually like to throw myself into it, and I never look at it and think, 'That's something I can't do.'
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I do think you get lonelier and lonelier being an artist as you get older.
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Most artists like to think of themselves as rugged individualists, as independent characters.
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I think the gay community, just like anybody, should be represented in all forms and all types.
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I think people look at me and don't expect much. Even though, I expect a whole lot.
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I think higher education is over-regulated.
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I think I've paid my dues. I've really put in a lot of time on set.
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I think eventually private enterprise will be able to send people into orbit, but I suspect initially it's going to have to be with NASA's help.
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If I recall correctly, I think I signed my first contract with Tor in 1983.
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I don't think it's an exciting thing to move back in with your parents.
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I always think the most romantic books or films are the ones where the romance doesn't happen, because it makes your heart ache so much watching it.
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I think every Muslim woman has to feel the world out for herself.
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In France there are, I think, less than one per cent of people who are too skinny.
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I don't see the Hurricanes relocating, period. I think the Triangle is a terrific market.
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I think I represent a more left-wing view of what jazz is.
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I don't think anyone has been slandered more than the Jews.
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But I honestly don't read critics. My dad reads absolutely everything ever written about me. He calls me up to read ecstatic reviews, but I always insist that I can't hear them. If you give value to the good reviews, you have to give value to the criticism.
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As far as criticism, I don't mind critics. I mean, I wrote for 'Rolling Stone' for a hot minute. I like criticism. I enjoy criticism. The thing I don't like is cruelty for cruelty's sake. You don't have to be a jerk to say something negative. You can say something in the negative sense and have class.
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If you got a dope girl, there's going to be people that want her. But I don't know, I've always kept my 'A-game' on point. I just make a point to make sure the woman that I'm with is taken care of. You got to keep it new, so I go out of my way to make them feel special.
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We think we know people. We think that what we see is all there is. We rarely ask ourselves what goes on behind the curtain. We jump to conclusions. And we take everything very personally.
