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“The very air in which you live is an inspiration.”
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“The apparent pointlessness of fashion may be just what makes it so strong as a zeitgeist sensor. Even I, a designer, do not know why a certain proportion feels dated or why another one feels exciting at a given moment. I leave that to the cultural historians and theorists.”
Source : "Jil Sander: 'If I had the power I would ban leggings'". Interview with Jess Cartner-Morley, www.theguardian.com. September 6, 2011. 
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“Cover versions, that's my forte, that's all I ever used to do. When you play your own songs, it's quite scary, 'cause I'm quite honest and open, they can be very revealing. But covers, I don't have to think about, just get me up there!”
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“Life's miseries fall disproportionately on children.”
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“I was in a commercial when I was three. My godfather was a director and a producer of commercials. He took me in along with his kids and I couldn't remember my lines. I giggled my way through the commercial and they kept it.”
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“The dangerous assumption we unknowingly accept in the American dream is that our greatest asset is our own ability.”
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“Businesses must reconnect company success with social progress. Shared value is not social responsibility, philanthropy, or even sustainability, but a new way to achieve economic success. It is not on the margin of what companies do but at the center. We believe that it can give rise to the next major transformation of business thinking.”
Source : "The Big Idea: Creating Shared Value" by Michael E. Porter and Mark R. Kramer, www.huffingtonpost.com. January 28, 2011.
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“I like the idea of the adventurer's spirit. I think that is very much what a man searches for, in a certain way.”
