Dries van Noten Quotes

I make clothes people can wear; I don't make art.

Dries van Noten

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I'm a morning person: if I don't get up, put the coffee on and get to my desk by 8, the day has already lost a lot of its promise.

Jennifer Gilmore

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It is to the last degree distressing to contemplate the state and establishment of our navy... unless the private emolument of individuals in our navy is made superior to that in privateers, it never can become respectable; it never will become formidable. And without a respectable navy - alas, America!

John Paul Jones

AmericaNavyWillBecomeNeverLast

Obviously, every fighter wants to be the world champion, and that's what I want to achieve.

Michael Bisping

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Some historians trace the start of the War on Terror to November 4, 1979, the day the hostages were taken in Tehran.

Stephen Rodrick

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I'm not one of those girls who can think, 'Right, I'll put a scarf with that and a little brooch there and maybe a vintage jacket.' I'm so impressed with girls who look terrific in a little thing they picked up at the local charity shop. I just look scruffy when I try to do vintage.

Sophie Winkleman

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Maybe I'll paint, do photography, just something else. I can see that.

Steven Soderbergh

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I was about seven or eight years old when I first heard West Side Story, and it had a huge impact on me. If you look at the elements of that record, it contains many of the things I enjoy doing today.

Steve Vai

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Leaving home early is always complicated. But when I arrived in Germany, I encountered an incredible structure built by the company that takes care of my career. They did not leave me wanting for anything. The most complicated thing was really the language. Otherwise, everything was taken care of.

Roberto Firmino

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For the people who ostensibly wish me well or are worried about my immortal soul, I say I take it kindly.

Christopher Hitchens

SoulPeopleMeWishSayTake

There is a difference between a consumer - who passively receives the information that they are spoon fed - and a citizen - who engages with society, asks questions, does research, and works towards making a difference in their neighborhood, city, and country.

Chelsea Manning

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My small experience on 'Dancing with the Stars' allowed me to slowly appreciate the Waltz and Viennese Waltz, but to see it in Vienna is something much different.

Apolo Ohno

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Spatial racism, the erasure of black faces in a predominantly white city, is in full effect in both Crown Heights and Center City Philadelphia. This racism demands that bodies that don't conform to a mandated 'white' status quo can be redlined out of a space.

Anthea Butler

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