Marina and the Diamonds Quotes

I really like the look of the 1950s, lots of suburban Americana influences. I'm 5'4', so I like kitten heels occasionally because I can move around a bit easier, but pointy-toed pumps are very elongating.

Marina and the Diamonds

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: musician
  • Nationality: welsh
  • Birth: October 10, 1985

Topics

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I always think first about the nature of the story. When I had the idea for 'The Namesake,' I felt that it had to be a novel - it couldn't work as a story.

Jhumpa Lahiri

WorkNatureStoryThinkFirstIdea

For me, hair is an accoutrement. Hair is jewelry. It's an accessory.

Jill Scott

MeHairJewelryAccessory

We can't fool ourselves that they will ever be enough to overthrow Capitalism. If we're serious about that we need to organise ourselves in our workplaces and communities, making the links with other workers internationally.

John Blair

FoolCapitalismEnoughSeriousWill

People get distracted by box-office figures and take jobs because they think it will advance their careers.

Andrew Scott

PeopleThinkWillTakeBecauseGet

I was only a bridesmaid for my sister, and it was very calm and small, so I didn't have any tragedy.

Melissa McCarthy

SisterSmallCalmTragedyOnlyVery

Elections remind us not only of the rights but the responsibilities of citizenship in a democracy.

Robert Kennedy

DemocracyCitizenshipRightsUsOnly

Never patronize a child.

Michele Ferrero

ChildNeverPatronize

I don't think boldness should be associated with showing off skin. It's not the basis of boldness.

Mira Nair

ThinkSkinBoldnessOffShould

There is nothing more mysterious than a TV set left on in an empty room. It is even stranger than a man talking to himself or a woman standing dreaming at her stove. It is as if another planet is communicating with you.

Jean Baudrillard

WomanManTalkingYouNothingMore

I keep mementos from everything I've done. I've got my cab driver's license from 'Happiness.' I've got a pair of glasses and a belt buckle from playing John Lennon. I've got a pair of sunglasses from playing Andy Warhol... It's all in a box in the garage.

Jared Harris

HappinessGlassesSunglassesDone

In jazz, there is a lot of European influence harmonically.

Dexter Gordon

InfluenceJazzEuropeanLot

It's just I hate reading the description 'offbeat' about a character in a script, because I, along with Seth Green, Jamie Kennedy and a few others, have cornered the market on 'offbeat.'

Breckin Meyer

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