Carine Roitfeld Quotes
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As an organization, Esri is strong, and we're continuing to grow. We're dedicated to this. And we're excited to see what you can accomplish and to watch your work evolve.
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All writers are the same - they forget a thousand good reviews and remember one bad one.
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I don't know how people recognize me.
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I never really address myself to any image anybody has of me. That's like fighting with ghosts.
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One man can be a crucial ingredient on a team, but one man cannot make a team.
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When I first got Yves Saint Laurent Couture, I didn't know how to take off a cape. I would ask Katoucha and Dalma - the real divas of the runway - 'Can you show me?' I've never been afraid to ask for help.
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I stand for freedom of expression, doing what you believe in, and going after your dreams.
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I know: I am a freakish geek. Or is that a geekish freak?
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I use the setting of a small rural Norwegian community - the kind of place that I know so intimately. I could never write a novel set in a big city, because, frankly, I don't know what it would be like.
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Family is very important to me because that is the footprint we perpetuate. That is, the ripple in the water when the rock first impacts the pool, and it is those waves, that energy that one produces, that determines our direction.
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I do think that I can sing, though I actually like voices I can't imitate.
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Even great actors shine brighter in the right atmosphere.
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If you give me any problem in America I can trace it down to domestic violence. It is the cradle of most of the problems, economic, psychological, educational.
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When I saw the first I couldn't believe I was in another great movie that would be made into a trilogy. This movie is quite visible and I think it will stand the test of time. I think kids and parents will love this movie for a long time.
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I like going into nature and that's where I'm happiest.
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I've always been very fond of animals.
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My childhood did not prepare me for the fact that the world is full of cruel and bitter things.
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I studied English at Princeton in the early eighties in what I consider a period of high obscurity. Professors and students ran around discussing the work of critics and philosophers that I doubt they'd read or understood.
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Opinions, yes; convictions, no. That is the point of departure for an intellectual pride.
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I've got no problem whatsover with collar bars coming back in. I need to look a tiny bit older before I can dress like that the entire time - otherwise I'm going to look like I'm in 'Bugsy Malone.'
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Coming from West Texas at the time that I did, I didn't know you could be an actor. It didn't seem like something that actually happened.
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My wife has brought great beauty into my life. And my daughter has brought me nothing but joy. Those qualities were greatly lacking.
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Short-story writing requires an exquisite sense of balance. Novelists, frankly, can get away with more. A novel can have a dull spot or two, because the reader has made a different commitment.
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I was the muse of Tom Ford and Gucci for years, but that was a long time ago.
