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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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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I have no doubt that Brian May would have had a brilliant career in science had he completed his Ph.D. in 1971.
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For me, no ideological or political conviction would justify the sacrifice of a human life. For me, the value of life is absolute, with no concessions. It's not negotiable.
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I always believe that a good story will find its audience and that it will attract different kinds of elements of creative people who will make it more compelling.
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We can only move to a long-term resolution regarding terrorism and war by planting seeds of peace. We have to start with ourselves.
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Working with special needs children is hard.
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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.
