Azzedine Alaia Quotes
My father could be very strict, but very fair. His father was the same. We all respected my grandfather; he was the head of the clan. Every morning, we all had to say good morning and kiss his hand. But not me. I jumped on his lap and bit him.
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I read part of it all the way through.
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I would convert to Judaism if the operation didn't hurt so much.
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I loved Alessandra Torre's 'Black Lies.'
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I drive a car, like an adult. Not brilliantly. I'm not great.
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Television is democracy at its ugliest.
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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When you play on a team, you learn that there will always be five guys you like, a bunch of guys who are OK, and five you despise. The trick to getting along in any system is not to worry about the five you despise.
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Defendants are being evaluated based on numerical grid without any aggravating circumstances being considered. The effect has been to transfer the disparity from the judge to the prosecutor allowing for a great deal of leeway on indictments.
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I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
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I recently went to New York for the first time, and honey, I'm in love with that place. I'm obsessed with its sausages.
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As a writer, I absorb stories, allow them to churn within my own head and heart - often for years - until I find a way of telling them that fits both my time and temperament.
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It is a debt we owe to the purity of our religion to show that it is at variance with that law which warrants slavery.
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The future ain't what it used to be.
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How extraordinary it is that one feels most guilt about the sins one is unable to commit.
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Your focus should be on creating an environment where growth can occur and then letting nature take its course.
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By its very nature the beautiful is isolated from everything else. From beauty no road leads to reality.
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In an ideal world, I'd spend every weekend at my home in Zermatt in Switzerland.
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When I was little, I wanted to be an astronomer, but that didn't happen.
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The biggest thing you can give a kid is self-esteem, so that they're not shy to do different things.
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In Canada, the only weapons you have are for hunting.
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I once told Tommy Smothers, 'If I could just get the money and the women straightened out, the rest of my life would be easy.'
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...I think the Americans are the only people who have good beds. I consider the American bedroom unparalleled for freshness, comfort, and cleanliness. It is worth going all over Europe in order to come home to one's own bed.
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These are hallowed moments, when every American has reason to express his gratitude to Almighty God that it has been our good fortune to witness the light of this auspicious morn.
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My father could be very strict, but very fair. His father was the same. We all respected my grandfather; he was the head of the clan. Every morning, we all had to say good morning and kiss his hand. But not me. I jumped on his lap and bit him.
