Clemence Poesy Quotes
I think denim is something everyone feels comfortable in. It's kind of my uniform, really.
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I love the States and their attitudes about entertainment.
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To be honest, proper recognition has only come from the fans. I don't want to be hard, and I don't want to be negative, but I want to be honest.
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When I got back to Madison Avenue, I realized that copywriters made more than artists, so I switched.
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Being enlightened is just being aware. It's just being aware of something that you weren't aware before.
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In midlife, we're as dumb as we get.
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Throughout history, it has been the inaction of those who could have acted; the indifference of those who should have known better; the silence of the voice of justice when it mattered most; that has made it possible for evil to triumph.
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I had a really good time with Martha Stewart, who also is somebody I really admire a lot. I've learned a lot from her and I think all of America has, about attention to detail and using fresh ingredients and making things beautiful and special.
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If you get anything creative going, then the work and play thing is the same thing, I feel.
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You can disagree without being disagreeable. That's always been my mantra.
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No employer today is independent of those about him. He cannot succeed alone, no matter how great his ability or capital. Business today is more than ever a question of cooperation.
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I'm actually a very lazy person. Most of the time, I'm happy to sit around and stare. Or watch bad TV soaps. It's quite rare for me to get inspired by anything, but it could be something small. A view of the Serpentine. A snatch of music. Or a little shred of conversation overheard on a bus, such as, 'You also will marry someone of my choice.'
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If you don't see yourself as a winner, then you cannot perform as a winner.
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They are always asking a writer why he does not write like somebody else, or a painter why he does not paint like somebody else, quite oblivious of the fact that if either of them did anything of the kind he would cease to be an artist.
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My father taught me that one of the most important abilities in life is to be able to take the pain and persevere, and for years this lesson had served me well.
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The first premise of all human history is, of course, the existence of living human individuals. Thus the first fact to be established is the physical organisation of these individuals and their consequent relation to the rest of nature.
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As plainly as if it had been the top line on the oculist’s chart I could see what the future held for Bertram.
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Chaos is a friend of mine.
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I have resolved, if our interview is conducted in the usual manner, and it pleases God to give me the opportunity, to reserve and throw away my first fire, and I have thoughts even of reserving my second fire.
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A great artist can paint a great picture on a small canvas.
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Those who have not, and live in want, are a menace, Ridden with envy and fooled by demagogues.
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The biggest challenge during competition is keeping my real legs warm with clothing, because I have poor circulation in the tissue around the amputated areas.
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Jazz speaks for life. The Blues tell the story of life's difficulties, and if you think for a moment, you will realize that they take the hardest realities of life and put them into music, only to come out with some new hope or sense of triumph.
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I think denim is something everyone feels comfortable in. It's kind of my uniform, really.
