Cynthia Rowley Quotes
When I was in art school, I worried that being a painter seemed like it could be an elusive dream, and fashion seemed so much more secure.
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Nothing earth-shattering has happened in men's fashion. How much can you do with men's clothes?
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I was taught to play that way when I was in high school and even before I got to high school.
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College is part of the American dream. It shouldn't be part of a financial nightmare for families.
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I would like to play an average guy. I would have loved to play opposite John Candy in a movie. That was my dream for a long time, and sadly, now I can never realize that. But I'd like to do comedy.
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In school, I was Martha in 'Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?' I loved that.
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I got sent to a health camp when I was about 6 years old, and we all had to wear the same starchy blue uniform. The lady who took care of me after school knit me a burgundy sweater. It was the only thing that gave me any individuality.
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The American Dream is that any man or woman, despite of his or her background, can change their circumstances and rise as high as they are willing to work.
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My freshman year at Harrison High School, I saw a journalism class where students were putting out a weekly newspaper. It touched a responsive chord in me.
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I guess my favorite artists are The White Stripes or Tom Waits. The more theatrical the music is, the more I get into it. I also like the quieter folk music, that kind of old-school rockabilly or country. I'm not really picky when it comes to music, as long as it's honest.
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I married my high school sweetheart, and I do have two kids.
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To keep art stimulating, it's important to open it up to new horizons, which includes showing it in unexpected contexts.
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Great art - or good art - is when you look at it, experience it and it stays in your mind. I don't think conceptual art and traditional art are all that different.
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I'd always loved strings. When I was in high school and saw strings playing on stage, an orchestra or a symphony, all those bows moving at the same time... wow.
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I have met hundreds of young people doing just what George Romney did: using a hand up in tough times to become part of the American Dream.
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I don't dream at night; life has given me the stuff I need to be able to dream during the day. I'm very lucky.
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I really make sure that my girls understand the importance of education. I don't want them to be spoilt and only know private school kids. I want them to behave well by example.
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I think if I was 5-foot-3, I would have been really popular and dated a lot more in high school. I didn't develop like the pretty girl.
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I was a screenwriting and studio art major in college, so even though I don't have any training as a floral designer, I have a very particular visual aesthetic.
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I find myself asking questions that as a filmmaker I never thought I would ask. Like I get a call from a magazine for a feature and my first question is, 'Cover or not?' Interview invite from a leading channel? I have stopped asking the topic. I'm just like 'Primetime or not?' If I am invited and put in the second row, I can be distraught for days!
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Too many people dwell on the past: the thing is to get on with life.
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Unfortunately, a lot of kids don't read anymore. I don't know what we can do about that.
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I don't think I could have thought of any place other than Stanford to leave Harvard for.
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When I was in art school, I worried that being a painter seemed like it could be an elusive dream, and fashion seemed so much more secure.
