Carine Roitfeld Quotes

I've always used black girls on the runway, because I think they're beautiful. I don't need people to tell me, 'You need to use black girls.' I did for 20 years; it's not a new thing for me.

Carine Roitfeld

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: editor
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  • Birth: September 19, 1954

Topics

BeautifulPeopleMeBlackThinkYou

My obstetrician was so dumb that when I gave birth he forgot to cut the cord. For a year that kid followed me everywhere. It was like having a dog on a leash.

Joan Rivers

DogMeYearDumbBirthKid

The Sonics I found later and that was pretty important.

Jello Biafra

ImportantPrettyFoundLater

When I was 13, I told my dad I needed to record myself because I sounded awesome, even though I didn't. By 18, I was a lot better. Then I got a publishing deal, so I was writing songs for other people professionally.

Meghan Trainor

MyselfPeopleWritingBetterAwesome

I never thought about competing in the Olympic Games when I was growing up.

Simone Biles

Growing UpThoughtGrowingNeverUp

It really wasn't until I was in college when I began to write more and more, and I realized I was scheduling my entire life around my writing.

Rita Dove

LifeCollegeWritingMoreWrite

I have lived difficult moments, but it's in times like those that you learn the most.

Michy Batshuayi

LearnMomentsYouDifficultLived

I didn't really plan on fame. I never really factored that part into my life.

Jason Mitchell

LifeMy LifePlanFameNeverPart

What celebrities are useful for is bringing attention to the public and making them more aware. They can be unbelievably effective.

Diane Keaton

AttentionMoreUsefulAwareMaking

Sometimes when I pose for pictures, people say it's impossible that I have a flat stomach without working out like crazy and having a personal trainer, and sometimes they get mad at me, and I find that hard because I think there's a lot of women who have the same thing happening to them because they lived a healthy, active lifestyle.

Doutzen Kroes

WomenPeopleMeCrazyImpossible

I always told my young umpires, 'Don't get mad. Whatever you do, don't show it. But no matter how long it takes, get even.'

Doug Harvey

LongYouMadYoungMatterWhatever

I'm focused on the next generation, because I think it's very hard to break the habit of adults who've got salt and sugar addictions and just ways of being in this world. It's very hard even for the most enlightened people at famous universities that are very wealthy to spend the money that it takes to feed the students something delicious.

Alice Waters

MoneyHabitPeopleWorldThinkSalt

I've been used to being my own boss for a really long time, so I don't take to authority very well.

Priyanka Chopra

TimeBossLongLong TimeAuthority

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