Carolina Herrera Quotes
I was schooled at home, then didn't go to university because I married when I was 17. I didn't go into work until late in my life.
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Since 9/11, there has been a huge leap in people wanting to get personally involved in public service and international affairs.
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I love being the mayor. I want to be the mayor forever.
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These rules may seem simple enough, but it will require great morale and physical courage to adhere to them. But if carried out in the strict sense of the word it will surely lead to a greater success than could otherwise be attained.
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Despite the obvious benefits, many Americans do not like Texas. Some even say they despise Texas, and make no secret of their feelings.
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The real debate is, when does life begin? When life begins, it deserves protection.
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It is absolutely critical for competitiveness in the United States for us to really raise the bar in education, especially in math, in science, in technology.
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My dream role is Jack Johnson, the first black heavyweight champion.
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I know that campaigns can seem small, and even silly. Trivial things become big distractions. Serious issues become sound bites. And the truth gets buried under an avalanche of money and advertising. If you're sick of hearing me approve this message, believe me - so am I.
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I think the most expensive thing I've bought thus far is my Rolex.
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When I first got Yves Saint Laurent Couture, I didn't know how to take off a cape. I would ask Katoucha and Dalma - the real divas of the runway - 'Can you show me?' I've never been afraid to ask for help.
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My husband and I have season tickets to the Giants games, and we go there as fans to enjoy it.
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It gives me immense pleasure to be trustworthy, faithful, and true – to have the kind of romantic bond that inspires this.
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Grass-roots work is not flashy, and rarely celebrated on the national media level, but that is where change begins.
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I am deeply immersed in my medical work, and it can get very intense, but I believe that the connection and devotion is key. You can not work on diseases as devastating and deadly as Lassa and Ebola without complete trust and respect for the individuals with whom you work. My lab and colleagues are just extraordinary, and we are a family.
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People weren't buying as many records. My record company did not want me. I went through three record companies, went on tour at the wrong time. It destroyed me.
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Law is nothing unless close behind it stands a warm, living public opinion.
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Use the same measure for selling that you use for purchasing.
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My home has to feel airy and bright with natural light. I don't switch on lamps until it is literally black outside.
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Why do we always have to see black people in hindsight? Why are the Hollywood movies always historical? What about the contemporary image of black people?
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Americans of all ages, all stations of life, and all types of disposition are forever forming associations... In democratic countries knowledge of how to combine is the mother of all other forms of knowledge; on its progress depends that of all the others.
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I'm very low-key. I don't really blend in, so it's difficult to go out in public. I like to do things that are kind of quiet, whether it's a dinner at my house or a restaurant, or a movie night at home.
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I believe that Ryan Murphy is a genius. His instincts remind me of Andy Warhol. I recently went to the Warhol museum in Pittsburgh, and you can see a lot of echoes of Andy in Ryan's work. Like Andy, Ryan's finger is so on the pulse of culture that he's ahead of culture. Their aesthetic and their vision of the world are very similar.
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There really is only one story that you need to tell as a scientist or a technologist. It's Prometheus stealing fire. That's it. That's what we do as scientists or technologists.
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I was schooled at home, then didn't go to university because I married when I was 17. I didn't go into work until late in my life.
