Carla Sozzani Quotes
Individualism is important - having a real voice, not just references. I have great respect for the young designers who want to go their own way and try to be a little entrepreneurial, like Thomas Tait today.
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My goal when I make my show is to make a show for women. I don't make a show for men.
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Since grief only aggravates your loss, grieve not for what is past.
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I used to work at NASA in Virginia. It was nothing glamorous; I was just tasked with making code compile for obscure projects, and I wasn't very good at it. Now I spend most of my time drawing pictures and looking at funny things on the Internet, which in retrospect is largely what I did at my old job, too.
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I never really took a proper art class in college. I just started reading art magazines and going to galleries. I was really drawn to it.
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My wife doesn't even want to spend 2 hours with me.
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Think of yourself as a resource to your clients;an advisor,counselor,mentor and friend.
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The character as well as the fortunes of the gospel is committed to the preacher. He makes or mars the message from God to man. The preacher is the golden pipe through which the divine oil flows.
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If you have a dream, this is your chance. We don't always have to play it safe because people might think you're weird.
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Comedians are therapists. People honestly think we're doing it for ourselves. No. If we wanted to do stand-up for ourselves, we would perform in front of a mirror and never go to a club. We are giving this away. Some people are going through so much in their lives, they want to hear something else that's going on in the world and laugh.
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I used to love looking at a recipe, getting all the bits and pieces in the shops, getting them ready and prepared... I don't really have the time to do that anymore.
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We need not fear the judgement of history. Who, after all, speaks today of the extermination of the Armenians?
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The beauty's in the scars.
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That's the most important thing, to get along with people. When you feel like you click with them. That's more important even then what their background is or what they've done before, how good they are, how new they are or whatever. All that stuff is really secondary to just getting along with the person.
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Today, however, we are having a hard time living because we are so bent on outwitting death.
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Patience is very important, especially at the plate.
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Some designers are so airy-fairy people can't connect with them. I hope people can relate to me, to a normal person who just happens to be a fashion designer, that people can take me as they find me. It's not the designer's job to care about what people think. Whatever else I've done, I've never tried to be something that I'm not.
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Ive learned a tremendous amount over the years by watching designers work. I now have a good understanding of what sits well on the body, not to mention the importance of a great cut and quality.
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There are times I can't even figure myself out.
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I go around the world dealing with running and hiding... I can't take a walk in the park . I can't go to the store... I have to hide in the room. You feel like you're in prison.
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It's going to be an honest, fair, unvarnished look at what we do, and that means that it's an experiment. It's a risk. Not everybody approves of what we do. But I'm banking on the fact that people will also see how much effort we make about being fair and being ethical.
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Individualism is important - having a real voice, not just references. I have great respect for the young designers who want to go their own way and try to be a little entrepreneurial, like Thomas Tait today.
