Andre Leon Talley Quotes
Wearing clothes should be a personal narrative of emotion. I always respond to fashion in an emotional way.
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I think that the mistakes that anyone can make going on dates is probably not being themselves because you can only trick people for so long.
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In politics people give you what they think you deserve and deny you what they think you want.
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There's a long tradition of black folks pleading with white people. It's a tradition that emerges from political necessity, so I get it; I'm just not very interested in it.
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Hollywood, the business, would be just fine if someone were to destroy the Hollywood sign. The city's there is the airport - its point of entry and exit, and in some ways its identity.
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Everywhere in the world, we're aware that democracy has incredible flaws and that the word has been used, especially in the United States, to wage wars.
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I came from nothing really to something; I came from the gutter to making the gutters.
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A man's motive in the small actions of daily life, like resting a moment on his pitchfork in the sun and listening intently, may be the most important thing about that man.
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Crises are part of life. Everybody has to face them, and it doesn't make any difference what the crisis is.
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My childhood began, as everybody's childhood begins, with prejudices. Man finds prejudices beside his cradle, puts them from him a little in the course of his career, and often, alas! takes to them again in his old age.
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In politics, strangely enough, the best way to play your cards is to lay them face upwards on the table.
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A lot of fans have been requesting that in-your-face song, a sense of feeling empowered. And 'Good Woman' is that: a relatable song celebrating the good woman. I'm also really proud of the third verse, which I wrote.
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Your best teacher is your last mistake.
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Playing the game, and unfortunately, playing the gangster game is very profitable.
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Latin music has many international influences - pop, rock, country, Brazilian sounds, and alternative styles.
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I eat vegetarian a lot. I buy only fresh ingredients and cook from scratch - that way, when I feel like snacking and look in my fridge, it's: 'Oh, baby carrots or chocolate soy pudding. Take your pick.'
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There is a requirement to ensure the withdrawal takes place in a civilized manner. We will be able to show the world we deserve independence and freedom.
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I feel like there's such a responsibility, when you make a film, to enlighten people, to make them think, to make them laugh, or even just to be entertaining.
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Statistical studies are all over the lot about the pluses and minuses of raising the minimum wage.
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I always see my songs in colors, and I'm often more inspired by movies and photographs than I am by other songs when I write my music. I'm also inspired by fashion, and I want my music to be a visual painting of what's in my mind.
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A politician is not allowed to get too emotional in public, so what he does is drop subtle hints that, over time, cause the public to get emotional. Once the same emotions are generated by enough people, the politician can use it to steer the public in his desired direction. Fear is an emotion that is often used this way. A smart politician knows that if he can create fear in enough people, those people will give up what they truly want in order to give the politician what he says they need.
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Well-makers lead the water (wherever they like) ; fletchers bend the arrow ; carpenters bend a log of wood ; wise people fashion themselves.
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Some in journalism consider themselves apart from and to some extent above the people they purport to serve.
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Wearing clothes should be a personal narrative of emotion. I always respond to fashion in an emotional way.
