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“Design has taken the place of what sailing used to be.”
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“I got a call one morning from Oran Hesterman, who was the president of the Fair Food Foundation, saying that the Fair Food Foundation was shutting down effectively as of that day, because they'd been caught up in the Madoff scandal. It affected me because the fellowship that I had was actually funded in part by the Fair Food Foundation. That meant that my fellowship was pretty much null and void.”
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“I can expect no sympathy or help from my family.”
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“If you say you’re going to trust your man, then trust your man. Don’t revoke that privilege when he needs it most.”
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“The deep pain that is felt at the death of every friendly soul arises from the feeling that there is in every individual something which is inexpressible, peculiar to him alone, and is, therefore, absolutely and irretrievably lost.”
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“Whenever I was called a gourmet, I suspected I was being accused of something at least slightly unpleasant. But that was before I heard the term "foodie." I am still not sure that a gourmet is a good thing to be, but it must be better than a foodie.”
Source : Mark Kurlansky (2013). “Choice Cuts”, p.23, Random House
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“The leader for today and the future will be focused on how to be - how to develop quality, character, mind-set, values, principles, and courage.”
Source : Frances Hesselbein (2002). “Hesselbein on Leadership”, p.8, John Wiley & Sons
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“I have a really simple wardrobe. I wear a low-scoop tee every day with a tux or leather jacket and tux pants or black jeans. That's pretty much it.”
Source : "Best New Designers: Meet Johan Lindeberg (Again)". Interview with Andrew Richdale, www.gq.com. April 12, 2012.