Iris Apfel Quotes
The White House is the people's house. When you do historical restoration, that must be what it is.
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When I started out back in Louisville, there was Harry Collins. He was my first teacher. He saw that I was so obsessed with magic that he taught me the love of magic.
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If women would today would rise en masse and demand their emancipation, the men would be compelled to grant it.
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When one sings, one does not speak about the problems of the every day. One speaks about the things which inspire us, which helped us.
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If there is anything that a man can do well, I say let him do it. Give him a chance.
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My son's a West Point cadet.
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I've got quite a good poker face. I'm known for being able to keep my emotions very much in check: no one knows how I'm feeling. I can be winning or losing but keep it very much the same.
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I learned at an early age that I was given something special when I was born, and that was the gift of music.
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To gain strength in our struggles, we must have a positive perspective of the principles in the plan of salvation. We must realize that we have a personal Savior whom we can trust and turn to in our times of need.
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People don't want to pay 8 or 9 dollars to go see a problem that they have in their life, on screen. They pay to get away from that. That's why they watch soap operas.
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I like to give my inhibitions a bath now and then.
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I have a necklace with a golden key, given to me by my sisters, which I always wear.
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Monkeys don't enjoy or appreciate flavours. Experts have told us that human beings are the only beings that can appreciate food at this higher level and the only living beings that cook.
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There are moments when I am really not happy with how I look, or I think it would be an easy way out to try and do the conventionally attractive thing. But part of it is that I don't have the energy to put on, like, makeup. If people want to do that, that's fine. But I've learned that it's not for me.
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We're all idealistic when young.
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Do not quit! Hundreds of times I have watched people throw in the towel at the one-yard line while someone else comes along and makes a fortune by just going that extra yard.
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I'll proudly stand with one of the great leaders this state and country have ever produced: Rick Perry.
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As an Ambassador for PSI and a supporter of Nothing But Nets, I have met individuals around the world who are lending their ideas, their voices, and their time to improve their communities and the world at large. And there are millions more that I have not met.
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I think school is so much harder than real life. People are so much more accepting when they are adults.
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The whole question of imagination in science is often misunderstood by people in other disciplines. ... They overlook the fact that whatever we are allowed to imagine in science must be consistent with everything else we know.
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When you know that you can overcome challenges, you do gain that self-respect, and then you won't end up in a situation that you regret later on.
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Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.
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The White House is the people's house. When you do historical restoration, that must be what it is.
