Janine di Giovanni Quotes

In America, people know there are always 10 people better than them who are after their job. In France, they know that too - but no one is going to get their job till they go to their grave.

Janine di Giovanni

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JobPeopleBetterAmericaGoKnow

Pack lightly. If I'm anywhere a week or less, I carry on. I can fit everything I need in one small bag! And I pack small, mini liquids so TSA doesn't make me throw anything out.

Jessie James Decker

MeSmallBagWeekI CanNeed

In plain terms, a child is a complicated creature who can drive you crazy. There's a cruelty to childhood, there's an anger.

Maurice Sendak

ChildhoodAngerChildCrazyDrive

It's not a responsibility to be a fashion diva. I enjoy it and also enjoy getting up in morning and putting on make-up, getting ready. I don't think there is any girl who doesn't like to look good and wear good clothes.

Sonam Kapoor

GoodGirlMorningResponsibility

I wanted to explore the values that are at work, underpinning my life.

Sidney Poitier

LifeWorkMy LifeValuesExplore

I used to watch my mom put her makeup on for the stage, and it was one of the most special moments. I would sit quietly on the dressing room floor and watch her put her face on. I think she looks most beautiful in the morning when she wakes up with no makeup on... it's my favorite look on women.

Tracee Ellis Ross

WomenMorningBeautifulMomMakeup

While fractal geometry is often used in high-tech science, its patterns are surprisingly common in traditional African designs.

Ron Eglash

ScienceGeometryPatternsUsedOften

I wouldn't be young again even if it were possible, but I am not going to pretend that growing old is all sweetness and light.

Ruth Rendell

LightI AmGrowing OldPossibleOld

I have no problem with the idea of comfort, but it is not an important thing aesthetically. If you look at a shoe and immediately say it looks very comfortable, in terms of design, it is not going to excite me. Of course, I am not putting nails in my shoes to ensure everybody is in pain, but a heel is not a pair of slippers and never will be.

Christian Louboutin

ShoesPainI AmMeDesignProblem

It's a great time to be an actress at this point in my life.

Christine Baranski

LifeGreatTimeMy LifeGreat Time

I like the wild characters. I like the idea of being a character actor without being a character actor.

Britt Robertson

CharacterActorWildWithoutBeing

With each film, I try to outdo my previous films.

Allu Arjun

TryFilmEachPreviousOutdoFilms

If every editor turns you down, maybe you should take a second look at your text, however, just in case.

Piers Anthony

YouLookDownTakeJustText

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