Azzedine Alaia Quotes
As a child, I was raised with my grandmother, alongside all my cousins, and the kitchen was always full.
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I think it's fun to look at people with big diamonds. I see them in my audience all the time, with the fur coat, a woman whose hand is always out front, or the two fingers are on the cheek to show her diamond. I don't have anything against that.
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Be there for your kids. Later, when you need them, they'll be there for you.
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Art is subjective. I'm not looking for people's praise.
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You always need that spark of imagination. Sometimes I'm midway through a book before it happens. However, I don't wait for the muse to descend, I sit down every day and I work when I'm not delivering lambs on the farm.
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My primary influences were the best jazz players from the 50's and 60's and later some of the pop people from the same time period along with the better of the well known blues musicians.
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Love is never lost. If not reciprocated, it will flow back and soften and purify the heart.
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I like making movies that people feel inspired by, a film that they will think about a few days after seeing it, and not entertainment that is completely forgettable the moment you walk out of the theater.
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Playing a character for four years, in people's minds, that's who you are.
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I become a first-time novelist and a senior citizen on the same day.
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I love coloring books. I keep some by my bed.
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I saw John Garfield smoke. He was my idol, so I smoked. I even smoked like him.
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The moon is a friend for the lonesome to talk to.
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I think there's always been singers like that and i've done my fair share of cheese as well.
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I don't like to be alone, but I do cherish the moments that I'm alone with a good book.
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People's dreams are made out of what they do all day. The same way a dog that runs after rabbits will dream of rabbits. It's what you do that makes your soul, not the other way around.
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The principal factors which influenced my life are 1) nonviolent tactics; 2) constitutional means; 3) democratic procedures; 4) respect for human personality; 5) a belief that all people are one.
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I've got a great relationship with my dad, but I can imagine how annoying it would be if I had to move back into his house.
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I know so many Irish musicians. They're all over, because there has been so much emigration from Ireland. Like the Jews.
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The true source of happiness is within each of us.
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I have always wanted my art to service my people - to reflect us, to relate to us, to stimulate us, to make us aware of our potential. We have to create an art for liberation and for life.
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In an article on Bunyan lately published in the "Contemporary Review" - the only article on the subject worth reading on the subject I ever saw (yes, thank you, I am familiar with Macaulay's patronizing prattle about "The Pilgrim's Progress") etc.
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My grandmother was a huge influence on me and the fact that there was this very strong, rather formidable presence of women in my life has been an enormous value.
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As a child, I was raised with my grandmother, alongside all my cousins, and the kitchen was always full.
