Lesley Lawson (Twiggy) Quotes
Life is about making choices: you can either spend three quid on a glossy magazine or you can spend it clearing three square metres of minefield and help give people their lives back. As simple as that.
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It's quite rare that you find models taken care of backstage.
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I like when everything's naturally moving along - I find that pretty exciting.
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I'm not being offered a constant stream of wonderful parts with wonderful directors that would keep me away from the theatre. When they turn up, I do them.
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Libraries allow children to ask questions about the world and find the answers. And the wonderful thing is that once a child learns to use a library, the doors to learning are always open.
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I'd always put on little shows at home, but when I was 11, I did a community event in Woodford, where anyone could go. You had three days of vocal training and performed your song at the end. I sang 'I Say a Little Prayer.' It's a tough song to sing but they gave me the confidence to go for it and belt it out.
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I'm not the biggest comic book fan.
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I went on to Harvard and got very interested in computers and studying the earth's landscape.
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Violence would be a huge gift to those who want a divided Lebanon.
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I do not believe any president can bind a successor president to give up his fundamental role as protector of the country.
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Many are the names of God and infinite the forms through which He may be approached.
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My favorite place is Central Park because you never know what you're going to find there. I also like that when I look out the windows of surrounding hotels, it's seems like I'm looking out over a forest.
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I've always loved both writing and songwriting. The journey is fascinating to me.
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I believe you can achieve anything if you work hard enough to get it.
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If a topic hits me, I'll start going on it. But you can't force it.
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I wrote my first piano piece when I was in 4th grade.
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We want to be two-way players; that's the best thing.
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I think that was the case here. We just wanted it to be good for everybody.
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I find that the time that goes by is actually your best friend when you are making a record. The passing of time gives you perspective on what you recorded and what you wrote. If something sounds good to you 12 months after you recorded it then chances are pretty good that there's something valuable about the part or the song.
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Sometimes you have to let your life fall apart and let it come back together on its own and learn to care for yourself in a different way.
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America says we are a great democratic society and other people should follow our example. Well, I say we benefited from slavery, and as a nation, we never faced that because the people in power chose not to.
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Getting a traditional pharmaceutical to the market can cost a billion dollars or more. Newer, more tailored and targeted drugs called biologics are even more complex and expensive. Simple economics dictates that companies and venture funds will invest more in products that can generate a sufficient return.
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I probably don't conform to most people's idea of a fashion editor.
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Life is about making choices: you can either spend three quid on a glossy magazine or you can spend it clearing three square metres of minefield and help give people their lives back. As simple as that.
