Angelo Donghia Quotes
People sometimes say that about my interiors; they seem to believe that comfortable seating and classic modern design don’t go together. But they do. Their points are the same: to make life work better.
Quotes to Explore
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God manifests himself in each historical period according to the understanding of the people of the era.
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There can be no defence like elaborate courtesy.
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I can knit quite well. I make really long scarves.
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I've been designing since I was 8. I started sketching dresses I could wear when skating. I was always involved in all aspects of skating, not just the technique, the choreography, the music, but the visual aspects, too - what I should wear.
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I'm not really one of those people who believes that if you're a musician you can just leave that behind and start getting into politics.
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Both my parents had heart problems: my mother had type 2 diabetes, and my father had a stroke.
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I'm from Long Beach - not the best area in the world - and I had a lot of ghetto friends growing up.
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Think on your toes, use what's around you, and come up with something organic and fun.
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I don't want to sound disingenuous here - controversy is obviously good for business, especially if your business is satire. And it does amplify the discussion - in my view, a good thing.
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While we look to the dramatist to give romance to realism, we ask of the actor to give realism to romance.
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I don't want to argue with my wife about her car - or my driving.
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I stayed in the ghetto. Then I stayed in condos, then I stayed in penthouses, and then I stayed in mansions.
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I didn't know that I could do a talk show. I didn't know that we could bring variety to daytime. I didn't know that people wanted to see singing, and dancing and comedy in the morning.
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A soulmate is someone who you could spend a great deal of time with just sitting on a sofa and feel happy. You don't need fanfare. You don't need to go out to expensive restaurants.
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Every single unfortunate thing that happens, including, for instance, the murder of my parents, I am responsible for. I am responsible for being the son of two people who got murdered. I didn't cause their murder. But if I'm suffering because of it, it's my karma that I have manifested in this lifetime in this particular set of circumstances.
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I left home when I was just 17, finished up high school, and went to work.
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You don't know where life takes you.
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Cocaine isn't habit forming. I should know - I've been using it for years.
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I learned that the only way you are going to get anywhere in life is to work hard at it. Whether you're a musician, a writer, an athlete or a businessman, there is no getting around it. If you do, you'll win - if you don't, you won't.
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I knew what I didn't want. I didn't want people to feel sorry for me. I didn't want people to see me as disabled. I wanted to live a life of adventure and stories.
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I've been in Philadelphia 10 years, man. I knew it was going to be a challenge, mentally. I always thought life would come to an end if I ever left Philadelphia. And I feel like a newborn. Being in Denver it's just a better situation for me. And I'm just happy that I feel like I got an opportunity where I can win basketball games here.
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My life's not about being gay - although one could argue I'm pretty professionally gay - but that's not how I experience life. Being gay is a profound part of who I am, but it isn't all of who I am.
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People sometimes say that about my interiors; they seem to believe that comfortable seating and classic modern design don’t go together. But they do. Their points are the same: to make life work better.
