Carine Roitfeld Quotes

My father was very chic. My mum was always encouraging me. Some parents would say, 'Why don't you be a lawyer, a doctor, or something more important?' They never said that.

Carine Roitfeld

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

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

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FatherParentsMeDoctorLawyerYou

Martin Jarvis was to have played the part originally but I think I had longer hair or something, I know not.

John Leeson

HairThinkKnowSomethingI Think

As a child growing up in World War II, I was very moved and stirred by what was going on, but I distanced myself from history. I regarded history as just one more subject.

Ann Rinaldi

HistoryMyselfWarChildGrowing Up

Some women are great, and you wouldn't have been able to get to where you are without them, and others are doing what they can to undermine you.

Amy Heckerling

WomenGreatDoingYouOthersGet

Thank you to all for your prayers and good wishes. It gave me the strength to persevere and warmed my heart.

Steven Cojocaru

StrengthGoodHeartMeThank You

I've never personally had to use a Planned Parenthood. But I have many friends who have and do and did, and I think it's important that that access be there for everyone.

Shonda Rhimes

ThinkFriendsImportantNeverWho

Some guys have trouble sleeping the night before an important round. I never have. Invariably, I sleep longer and better, and have more dreams, when I'm in contention and feeling pressure.

Tom Watson

DreamsSleepNightPressureBetter

What I've said from the beginning is that I am going to try to help all the vulnerable populations in Afghanistan - and to a certain extent, that's the majority of Afghanistan.

Rula Ghani

BeginningI AmHelpSaidTryGoing

Time is like money, the less we have of it to spare the further we make it go.

Josh Billings

TimeMoneyGoMakeLikeFurther

There is a theory which states that if ever anyone discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened.

Douglas Adams

UniverseWhyWillMoreDisappear

But this convention is about more than re-nominating President Obama. It's about Americans coming together to build one economy - not from the top down, but from the middle class out and the bottom up.

Debbie Wasserman Schultz

TogetherDownBuildClassMoreTop

The summit is what drives us, but the climb itself is what matters.

Conrad Anker

ClimbMattersUsSummitDrives

I was not a kid who watched every movie. I watched a very small number of movies over and over again.

Colin Trevorrow

SmallMoviesKidOverWhoAgain

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