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Joan Smalls

"People hide behind the word aesthetic. They say, â€˜Well, itâ€™s just that designerâ€™s aesthetic.â€™ But when you see 18 seasons in a row and not one single model outside a certain skin colorâ€¦? There are people in the industry who are advocates, who support diversity.Â And there are people who do not.Â I donâ€™t get it.Â Beauty is universal. These doors have to open,"

Source : "The Return of the Supermodel: It's Joan Smalls" by Molly Young, www.elle.com. December 4, 2013.

Joan Smalls

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“Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.”
“I wish you good writing and good luck. Even if you've already done the good writing, you'll still need the good luck. It's a shark-filled lagoon out there. Cross your fingers and watch your back.”
“The man who believes that the secrets of the world are forever hidden lives in mystery and fear. Superstition will drag him down. The rain will erode the deeds of his life. But that man who sets himself the task of singling out the thread of order from the tapestry will by the decision alone have taken charge of the world and it is only by such taking charge that he will effect a way to dictate the terms of his own fate.”

Source : Cormac McCarthy (2015). “Blood Meridian: Picador Classic”, p.152, Pan Macmillan
“I'm clearly not Brad Pitt, and I'm never going to be Brad Pitt.”

Source : "Paul Giamatti: 'I'm clearly not Brad Pitt'" by Oliver Burkeman, www.theguardian.com. November 11, 2009.
“The beautiful thing about such moments in life is that there is so much clarity, You know what you live for and what matters.”
“Failing is not real, it's an optional state of mind.”
“No enterprise is more likely to succeed than one concealed from the enemy until it is ripe for execution.”
“How do you know your Colossus is the genuine article in the first place? I read his mind. I matched his DNA. I smelled him. I also did that.”

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