Alek Wek Quotes

When I started modeling, it was like, 'Oh, she's too dark,' and I kind of looked at them like, 'You're too daft.'

Alek Wek

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When I was nine, I was diagnosed with an irregular heartbeat and was prescribed beta blockers, which had the side effect of turning my skin green. Looking like Shrek's little sister at school wasn't the easiest thing.

Jessie J

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Were there no contrariety of interests, nothing would be more simple and easy than to form and preserve free institutions. The right of suffrage alone would be a sufficient guarantee. It is the conflict of opposing interests which renders it the most difficult work of man.

John C. Calhoun

WorkAloneSimpleManConflictFree

We've found that the more niche you are, the better off you are.

Jenny Packham

BetterYouMoreNicheOffFound

The purpose of this study is to offer a logical, practical, pragmatic proof of the existence of God from a purely scientific perspective.

John Clayton

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I came out to my mom at the age of 14. She didn't understand it at first, but she's been very supportive since.

Andreja Pejic

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You can get a good handle on a company's culture before you even get inside the building. For example, when companies say, 'We value our employees' but have reserved parking spots, a private cafeteria, and over-the-top offices for the executives, that tells you more than any PR spin.

Steve Blank

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If there was one thing I'd like to teach young women, it would be that you can eat and still be fit and lean.

Torrie Wilson

WomenYouYoungTeachEatLean

Britain and America are two examples where social media will only show you what you like.

Jonathan Anderson

Social MediaAmericaMediaYouWill

I ask all my actors to do two things: I ask them to fail for me, and I ask them to surprise me.

Derek Cianfrance

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Despite my great disappointment in American foreign policy, I am very proud of the American tradition of wild land conservation. It is the best tradition and example of land conservation in the world. It goes back a long way.

Douglas Tompkins

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Since I play piano, I can play the right hand on the accordion, no problemo. It's the left hand with the buttons that makes me crazy.

Donna Lynne Champlin

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There is a comfort in rituals, and rituals provide a framework for stability when you are trying to find answers.

Deborah Norville

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