Ben Gillies Quotes
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I don't ever try to make a song better than my last song. I just try to make it different from my last one.
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To be a designer today is to be an entrepreneur. Whether you're a two-man operation in Shoreditch or a 3,000-person, vertically integrated brand, you need to have the wherewithal to run your business through investment, considering everything from start-up funds to your exit plan or what it takes to go public.
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Instead of building walls, we should be building bridges.
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It's a remarkable exercise to sit and look at your own work over the years.
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Creativity is the key to success in the future, and primary education is where teachers can bring creativity in children at that level.
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It's important for people to understand where things come or what they represent.
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I need to mature a bit - then I might have something to show for it.
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The main thing that you have to remember on this journey is, just be nice to everyone and always smile.
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My grandmother is the person who inspires me the most.
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If you are a 5-year-old, you just go ahead and try something. You don't think about it. You are just a little kid.
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There are lot memories to take home but the most emotional moment has been when I was touching down in New Delhi. Tears rolled down when I saw the red soil in Delhi from the plane.
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I reveled in the most basic rules and techniques that are the foundation of professional cooking. For example, it is essential to use a sharp knife: the sharper the knife, the more fluid and precise your work and the less likely you are to get hurt. Dull knives are a danger - they slip far more often.
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Why does a woman work ten years to change a man's habits and then complain that he's not the man she married?
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Faces that have charmed us the most escape us the soonest.
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A lot of times I watch sporting events, and there are things I want to say and things I see that don't get said or talked about.
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My closet is organized by tops, pants, and outerwear, but not a lot of dresses. Gowns are in another room because I don't often dress formally, even though I design gowns. Like most designers, I have a uniform, and mine is a legging.
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I studied literature and Italian at Yale. I wrote my thesis about Italo Svevo, one of my heroes.
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Asks the Possible to the Impossible, 'Where is your dwelling place?' 'In the dreams of the impotent,' comes the answer.
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I love the stage - the fact that you only have one take to get it right, the interaction with the audience, and how every show is different even though you're doing the same thing.
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I land a higher percentage of punches than any boxer in boxing.
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I think people who just know me from my band think I don't like pop music. The truth is I love pop music.
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I think poetry should be read very much like prose, except that the line breaks should be acknowledged somehow.
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Mort Meskin was a consummate professional, dedicated to his work. A great talent.
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I'm probably the most sensible in the band.
