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Christian Dior Quotes

Haute couture is like an orchestra, for which only Balenciaga is the conductor. The rest of us are just musicians, following the directions he gives us.

Christian Dior

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: designer
Nationality: french
Birth: January 21, 1905 - October 24, 1957

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Rest Musicians Orchestra Us Just He

Anyone who's been in my court knows my maxim: 'If you make them, you pay for them!'

Robert Rinder

You Pay Been Make Court Knows

I'm bigger than the typical model, and I'm shorter, too. I really can't say why it's all worked for me.

Suki Waterhouse

Me Say Why Bigger Model Than

History is the only true teacher, the revolution the best school for the proletariat.

Rosa Luxemburg

Teacher History Best School True

A lot of Brazilians are very superstitious, especially footballers. I'm the same. I always step on to the pitch with my right foot first.

Roberto Firmino

Step First Right Same Always Foot

Don't break me up - I wouldn't offend any person, be they black, Asian or whatever.

Mickey Rooney

Me Black Person Whatever Asian Up

We actors are superstitious creatures. We do all the homework, and we put all of the components together, but there's always one key aspect that we're not in charge of, really, and that's magic. You are always on the lookout for where and how that magic is going to ignite.

Lorraine Toussaint

Together Key Homework Magic You

I definitely felt awkward and I didn't fit in. Other than that, I'm learning that everyone felt that way: even the popular girls.

Judy Greer

Learning Way Everyone Awkward Even

The people of Israel are entitled, as is any other nation, to live in peace and safety.

Jonathan Sacks

Live Peace People Safety Nation Any

Environmentalism opposes reckless innovation and makes conservation the central order of business.

Christopher Lasch

Business Innovation Conservation

As a kid, I was always very shy growing up - I wasn't very good at articulating my thoughts or my feelings. Now that I'm older, I found acting to do that. So it's been an amazing way to sort of express who I am.

Colin Egglesfield

Good I Am Thoughts Growing Up Acting

I wouldn't call myself a synaesthete in the sense that Nabokov was. But I'll talk about a sound as being cold blue or dark brown. For descriptive purposes, yes, I often see colors when I'm listening to music and think, 'Oh, there's not enough sort of yellowy stuff in here, or not enough white.'

Brian Eno

Music Myself Blue Colors Listening

Acceptance speeches can make or break presidential candidacies. It was Al Gore's 2000 acceptance speech that relaunched his candidacy and nearly saved him. John Kerry's speech and overall ineffective convention nearly sank him in 2004 (though he was almost saved by the debates).

Chuck Todd

Acceptance Speech Him Break Almost