Coco Chanel Quotes
Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman.
Quotes to Explore
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In order to acquire a growing and lasting respect in society, it is a good thing, if you possess great talent, to give, early in your youth, a very hard kick to the right shin of the society that you love. After that, be a snob.
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The secret of my success with Geraldine is that she's not a putdown of women. She's smart, she's trustful, she's loyal, she's sassy.
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People asked, 'So what are you - a multimillionaire?' I like to say, 'A billionaire wanna-be.'
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It's the technique, I think, of writing a novel that is difficult for a nonfiction writer.
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A filmmaker can never be distant from his roots.
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My vision of the border with Mexico is that a truck from the United States going into Mexico and a truck coming from Mexico into the United States will pass each other at the border going 60 miles an hour. Yes, we should have open borders.
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I'm really about my family and really proud of being a Carter.
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I am blessed to have worked in big-budget films at an early stage of my career.
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The trip to Iraq confirmed that I made the right decision when I voted against lending Iraq the $18 billion the United States plans to use to help rebuild the country.
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Everything has a purpose or premise. Every second of our life has its own premise, whether or not we are conscious of it at the time. That premise may be as simple as breathing or as complex as a vital emotional decision, but it is always there.
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I've always found it very sanitary to be broke.
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I would love to be able to see as much of the world as possible, and volunteering, doing things in another community, living with a host family, are really effective ways to learn about cultures different from your own. And also to not feel lazy.
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I didn't know what it was not to work hard as I grew up.
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I went to my boss, and I said, 'Look, I'd like to design these ties because I think they could be new.' He said, 'The world isn't ready for Ralph Lauren.' I never forgot that because... I thought that was a compliment.
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I don't think that when I'm acting I feel like I lose myself to it, but that sense of losing, that sense of discomfort, well, I guess maybe that comes a bit! It's about redefining what 'uncomfortable' means for you.
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I didn't have any friends, and I never went to the class parties.
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It is a great matter to be in authority over others; for authority, if it be rightly used, will make you feared beyond your actual resources.
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A lot of people thought I wasn't doing anything because I was spending a lot of time socialising and going out, but I've always managed to get work actually done.
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Don't waste even a minute magnifying your perceived inadequacies. You can't do it all. Why berate yourself for not achieving the impossible?
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I suppose that's why new music and I go well together, because new music often requires maintaining great rhythm.
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It's not about finding relevance or perfection or imperfection in objects, but it's that you can accept yourself and then go out and accept others.
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There is nothing more trite than a period room imposed on a contemporary setting.
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It is 60 years since the restoration of diplomatic relations, but relations between Japan and Russia have much deeper roots. In all, our diplomatic ties date back 150 years, more than 150 years now.
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Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman.
