Chic Murray (Charles Thomas McKinnon "Chic" Murray) Quotes
My mother was so house proud that when my father got up to sleepwalk she had the bed made by the time he got back.
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I like a little bit of designer, with a bit of vintage and high street mixed in. I love it when you find those one-off key pieces, which end up becoming investment pieces.
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I talk about myself in the third person all the time. I don't live my life in the way someone like you does. I live my life completely serving only my work and my fans.
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Wisdom is the abstract of the past, but beauty is the promise of the future.
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When I won the belt, it was kind of a precedent... The only Canadian to have ever held it.
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It puzzled me that other people hadn't found out, too. God was gone. We were younger. We had reached past him. Why couldn't they see it? It still puzzles me.
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I would like to promote internal change in Iran - which is more likely if we don't fuse Iranian nationalism with Iranian fundamentalism.
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When girls feel bad about their looks, 60 percent avoid normal daily activities like raising their hand in class or even going to the doctor. That means that girls do not show up for life when they don't feel good enough or pretty enough. A role model can help girls see beauty as a source of confidence, not anxiety.
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We cannot solve life's problems except by solving them.
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You have people who are so passionate and touched by my work, which is so humbling. But other times, it's a little overwhelming. If I'm just trying to go to the bodega and get some coconut water, I have to put on a hat and some glasses - those kind of things.
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Most American writers don't get asked their opinion on current affairs, whereas in Europe and England, we still do. There are writers here who are the most sophisticated commentators, but they're not asked. Like Don DeLillo, who sort of forecast most of the modern world before it happened.
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Once companies begin to outsource, they never go back.
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I like - I love calculus. I love linear algebra, probability and statistics, that kind of stuff. I just really like that.
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Girls always make our music go. They set the trends. It starts with the ladies.
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Robert M. Morgenthau, the Manhattan district attorney, has seen a few financial schemes in his time. As the lead local prosecutor in the world's financial capital, he has battled frauds like the Bank of Credit and Commerce International, which stole billions of dollars from investors worldwide.
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I've always been passionate about acting. I haven't been passionate about being famous.
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If there was anyone primed to raise their kids feminist, it was me. My parents treated me no differently from my brother. I was raised to believe I was capable of doing anything I set my mind to.
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Costume design allows you to do a different type of research and create characters, whereas in fashion, you create an image and clothing for the masses.
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The press is like a big bass, you just stick a hook in their mouth and they'll take it.
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I can't stress to you enough how much I can relate to teens being cyberbullied. Something that helps me is looking at old videos of me and my friends from middle school, or videos of my family. I love watching funny videos of my favorite people - it really cheers me up.
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It's probably cliche to say this, but in my experience, people are far more alike than they are dissimilar.
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I never need to go far if I need a reminder of how important Medicare and Social Security are to Missouri's seniors. My mom, Betty Anne, is one of millions for whom these services provide a reliable safety net. Across the country, these protections are an integral part of sustaining millions of seniors' health and dignity.
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I'm having a ball on 'Glee.' It's a joy to be working there - the whole cast is so talented.
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As I get older, I increasingly value free time that's completely free of appointments. Time to think, time to reflect, time to just hang out with my wife and kids.
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My mother was so house proud that when my father got up to sleepwalk she had the bed made by the time he got back.
