Carine Roitfeld Quotes
I started wearing high heels when I first worked with Mario Testino. He is tall; I had to be at his height. And I have never stopped since then.
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I think Dilbert is actually a radical strip.
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I have always believed the iron rule of politics was that women don't vote for men who yell.
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Traditionally, music has been a means of separating ourselves as people from another group of people.
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If the television market collapses - and it will collapse - then, it seems, there is too much regulation, and that's not a good thing.
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I really enjoy comedy. It's a real challenge.
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I am always early to work but sometimes late to other things.
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I've been in more laps than a napkin.
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We as women have a voice and we are decision makers in what film to see. We always support our boyfriends and husbands by going to see the male dominated films, but we don't compel them to see films with female casts.
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There is no finer sonic-producing weapon for a guitar slayer than a hand crafter Gibson masterpiece.
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In a neighborhood, as in life, a clean bandage is much, much better than a raw or festering wound.
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Christianity, democracy, science, education, wealth, and the cumulative inheritance of a thousand years, have not preserved us from the vain repetition of history.
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My parents gave me the easy option that if you're going to go your way, that's the highway. You can expect no funds and no support, which I think was legitimate; that was a fair option.
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You can't take yourself too seriously; it's important to poke fun at yourself. Once in a while, it is great to show your inadequacies, too.
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When someone saves your life and gives you life, there's gratitude, humility; there's a time you've been so blessed you realize you've been given another chance at life that maybe you did or didn't deserve.
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If I could be more vague I'd write more about people in my life, but I hate hurting feelings or making people feel uncomfortable. I've done that before. Unless they're sad songs. Those get finished fast, but the mean ones often end up at the back of the bottom drawer and it's probably for the best.
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I learned early on that one of the secrets of campus leadership was the simplest thing of all: speak to people coming down the sidewalk before they speak to you. I would always look ahead and speak to the person coming toward me. If I knew them I would call them by name, but even if I didn't I would still speak to them.
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I really have been so, so blessed with all my leading men.
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You go on Facebook, you buy social advertising. And you can very cost-effectively target people who are in the market for your product from all over the world.
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I had never used the prefix 'Dr.' with my name, but when I started with NASA, I had to. Otherwise, I could not get past the secretaries.
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Children are never too tender to be whipped. Like tough beefsteaks, the more you beat them, the more tender they become.
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I always traveled. I left Cameroon when I was 11 years old. I lived in the USA, in Switzerland.
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My homes are similar in style because the same design principles run through all areas of my work.
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I'm remembering how this works. How life doesn't have to be only anxiety about what's gone wrong or could go worng, and complaints about the world around you. How a person you're excited about can remind you there's stuff going on beyond... routine oil changes and homework. Stuff that matters. Stuff to look forward to.
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I started wearing high heels when I first worked with Mario Testino. He is tall; I had to be at his height. And I have never stopped since then.
