Amanda de Cadenet Quotes
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When I was interviewing Hillary Clinton, I knew when I'd ask her something that she wasn't going to give me the complete truth because she would break eye contact with me.
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Being present with a person and just seeing them for who they are is something that is so rarely given to us, and I try to do that with everyone I meet.
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I believe I was a codependent out of the womb and have been struggling to free myself from its vice-like grip for many, many years.
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You never know how your kids are going to turn out. You can raise them with all the best intentions, and then they're own people, and they have their own inner conflicts. You just hope you've given them some good stuff to navigate with.
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I've learnt that if you can't get rid of something, you have to find a way to live with it.
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Stay away from other people's partners.
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You have a different experience as a woman walking through life; you just do.
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If we remove all judgment and preconceived ideas of who a person is, the truth is, we are all blessed with the same emotions and desires.
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I was put in White City children's home when I was 15.
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The fact is external feminine beauty is highly valued, and we are constantly given the message that a slamming body is the most valuable thing a woman can possess.
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By age 19, I was married to a high-profile, much older musician and was mother to a baby girl. Since then, I've been divorced, been a cheater, been cheated on, gotten happily remarried, and raised a couple of great kids.
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Some people would say having a feminist perspective is political, but I don't think it is. I think it's just having a female perspective.
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No one wants to be lectured at.
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Jane Fonda was at the top of my list of women to meet and the only time I felt nervous about interviewing someone. She is one of the most dynamic women I have ever had the honor of talking to.
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Men are hugely significant to me and to many of the women I interview.
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Retouching is an incredible tool but can also create unrealistic expectations for women who don't understand that an image is not how the subject really looks. Even the subjects themselves can't live up to their retouched images.
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Whitney Cummings is a very dear friend of mine, and she is a huge advocate for women.
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I had lived with abuse for many years, but the worst abuse has been at my own hands and the appalling situations I have tolerated.
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I think that the friendship that women share is so powerful. In fact, there's nothing quite like it. People talk about mother-child bonds, but I would argue that female friendship bond is also in a league unto its own.
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Spirituality is an anchor for me and guides me through life.
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I am one of the last photographers to convert to digital.
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I've built 'The Conversation' from the ground up with no business training.
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If I'm looking at life without a spiritual perspective, it's a lot more painful, a lot more confusing, and there's so much that I don't understand.
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Persuasiveness takes finesse; it takes an understanding of human psychology. And intention is everything.