"The only time I was really surprised was the reaction to the [shoot dedicated to the] BP oil [spill in 2010]. I didn't expect it at all. It was for the August issue, perhaps one of the less relevant months, but there was so much buzz. It was picked up all over the American television, but I defended my position. I don't understand those that say that a magazine such as Vogue should not talk about these things."

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Source : Source: wwd.com

Franca Sozzani

#August Quotes #Oil Quotes #Issues Quotes

“Virginia and Maryland attorneys argued this is a national problem and needs a national solution. I'm hoping that with a federal court agreeing this is inequitable, Congress will now act and do the right thing for the District.”
“Creativity is not a talent; It is a skill. A talent is something you are born with. A skill is something you learn.”
“We had a party with the rest of the skaters in our trailer and then the next day we were off to see Jimmy Carter. And then we had the World Championships the next weekend, so not a lot of chance to catch up.”
“There is no plateau of resting or stabilising. Once you are interested in how things evolve, you have a kind of never-ending perspective, because it means you are interested in articulating the evolution, and therefore the potential change, the potential redefinition.”
“Whoever I am, or whatever I am doing, some kind of excellence is within my reach.”
“You could put your confusion and upset and worries into whatever book you were reading. You could sort of set them down in there, and you could come out with your head on a little straighter. I don't why stories worked that way, but they did.”
“The more alike two products are, the more important their differences become.”
“When people go through something rough in life, they say, "I'm taking it one day at a time." Yes, so is everybody. Because that's how time works.”

Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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