Fernando Pessoa Quotes
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Where I'm focused now is how I get more women leaders. We decided not to just look outside the company for great women to hire, but to help women rise up through the ranks internally.
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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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The truth is - I found myself doing these huge action-adventure movies, and um, and which are cool man. And I really love doing them. And thankfully I haven't had too much dialogue, because if I had I would have really made a mess of it. You know what I mean?
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The four walls of paper are like a prison because every idea wants to spring out in all directions - everything is connected with everything else, sometimes more than others.
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Frankly, we actresses are so much in a hurry. We feel we have very few years to shine in our career, so we neglect our personal life. But for me, both aspects are equally important. I don't want to grow old and have regrets.
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I got interested in decathlon because a coach that I had was a big fan of Bruce Jenner, and he just saw the ability in me - but when it came down to it, I knew my best chance at a college scholarship would be in track and field.
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Tossing doughnuts, fritters or fried dumplings in fennel sugar adds grown-up complexity without diminishing the indulgence factor.
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When I'm not a politician, I'll be dead.
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I don't intentionally go: 'Ooh, what is provocative,' and try to do that. I just do stuff, and people go: 'Ooh, that's provocative.'
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Let's just focus on unity and love.
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Without trust, you have nothing: trust is so important to me.
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I wanted to write for all children, even those kids who might see language as a threatening thing, even if English is their second language.
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I was 16 when I started modelling. It wasn't planned, but nothing in my life has or ever will be planned.
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The great act of faith is when a man decides he is not God.
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I don't like to tell lies.
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I put my foot in my mouth sometimes. I'll be the first to admit it.
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I love Al Pacino.
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Euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne.
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A good education is another name for happiness.
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In business or in life, don't follow the wagon tracks too closely.
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Lacking a filter, they are on constant sensory overload. In order to cope, they try to shut themselves down and develop tunnel vision and hyperfocus. If they can’t shut down naturally, they may enlist drugs or alcohol to block out the world. The tragedy is that the price of closing down includes filtering out sources of pleasure and joy, as well.
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All beginnings are involuntary.
