"Provenance is something very important in jewelry. You want to know who has worn a piece of jewelry and who it has belonged to - it's part of its history, part of its aura."

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Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

Simon de Pury

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“Word of mouth is the best medium of all.”
“You don't expect people to go, "music has just been reinvented!" But the hope is that people won't say, "this is the most boring clichÃ©." I mean, that's one of my pursuits, is trying to not become a clichÃ©, or get stuck in that. But even that's a clichÃ© in itself! It's difficult! But I think it's worth it.... It's a real vicious circle there.”

Source : Source: pitchfork.com
“He seems like a man who knows what he wants, and the problem is he wants what I want.”
“Often, our most rewarding dreams are staring us right in the face, but for some reason we focus on how hard things are, how we are scared of the unknown and what would happen if we failed.”
“I'm used to writing songs and songs-I can fill em up with symbolism and metaphors. When you write a book (Chronicles, Vol. 1), you gotta tell the truth, and it can't be misinterpreted.”
“I don't want to live in a world where Donald Trump is the President. He is not doing anything in Baltimore, but I am dedicated to using whatever platform I have to make sure that he is not the President. This is not simply a disagreement about ideas. It's a disagreement about values, and the values that he espouses are values of bigotry and hate, and that isn't OK.”
“If you make the choice to serve the public, public service, then serve the public, not yourself.”

Source : "Jack Abramoff: The lobbyist's playbook". "60 minutes", www.cbsnews.com. May 30, 2012.
“I am still passionate about Grizzly bears as well as the rest of the animal kingdom and I understand now how precious people are that stand for all of the animal kingdom. I would like to work extensively with the animals as well as bringing forth awareness to those on earth that have similar passions for animals as I had.”

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