Carine Roitfeld Quotes
I love the noise of my wooden clogs on my wooden floor. Dancers wear clogs. They're good for you.
Quotes to Explore
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What brought mass innovation to a nation was not scientific advances - its own or others' - but 'economic dynamism': the desire and the space to innovate.
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There is no question that chemical weapons attacks are a heinous abuse of humanity and power. But to assume that military strikes are an effective retribution for the crime committed is wrong.
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As the scripts come in they are sent to the artists, and the artists are either very busy, or ready to start.
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I was always very determined and ambitious, and I knew I would do something that would let me travel and stuff, but I didn't know really know what I would do to get there.
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The search for knowledge is a long and difficult task.
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I hate bell peppers, which is annoying because they technically have my name all over them.
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You have to really prove yourself to young people, and if your answer is clear and consistent and loving - even if it's angry and disappointed - what's important is that you're being real and honest and not going anywhere.
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The notion that female initiative is useless because men know what they want is particularly odd - most people don't even know what they want for dinner.
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The Chinese are really good at diplomacy - and even at making their interlocutors feel very uncomfortable.
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Jail is definitely not cool. Education is.
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When the audience enjoys your performance, you feel like a magician who is doing magic. It's a great feeling!
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The song 'Innocent' is a song that I wrote about something that really, really emotionally impacted me.
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My message to business leaders is clear: If you are looking to expand your business and boost the bottom line, there is no better place than Utah to do it.
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After school I moved to London to get involved in music. I took the whole thing very seriously.
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The world is a very abnormal place.
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It's funny; people get so doctrinaire about music. It should be the last thing you don't have an open mind about.
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My character in the first instalment of 'GOW' was very shy and reserved. It was completely different from 'Kahaani,' where I played a no-nonsense cop. And in the second instalment of 'GOW,' it is again very different.
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It seems that no two people came to this specialized area of work via the exact same route.
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Find your own style. Don't spend your savings trying to be someone else. You're not more important, smarter, or prettier because you wear a designer dress.
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When you do one movie at a time, if one goes crazy and becomes successful, your life changes. But you can step back and catch your breath.
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Makeup and clothing and all that should be a fun way to be creative and express yourself. Just like in nature, where birds have all the colors. But instead, it's all focused on the aesthetics of being attractive to men. Even if you really don't think it is that, that's what we're doing.
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No matter what happens in life, be good to people. Being good to people is a wonderful legacy to leave behind.
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The best place to find material is in real life. I've always maintained that it's not until the mid-20s that you have enough of a life to draw from. There's nothing better for a comic than to go through some bad stuff - and some good stuff, like getting married.
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I love the noise of my wooden clogs on my wooden floor. Dancers wear clogs. They're good for you.
