"The whole scale and scope of the decorating and fashion business in this country are incomparably grander than in London. Whats thrilling about America in general, and the New York fashion scene in particular, is its optimism. It makes the whole experience energizing and uplifting."

-- Hamish Bowles

#Uplifting Quotes #Country Quotes #Fashion Quotes

“You know what? I never really factor Hollywood into anything. I'm a black actor, so I can't really control what Hollywood thinks. I gotta go do my thing, and my jokes have got to be funny. Whatever I do has got to be great.”
“The role of an artist is to awaken the deep life urge that is already in every person.”
“Sure, I do wish I sometimes got to play more heroes, but hey, I can't beat the fact that I am working constantly. Anyway, look at me. I'm six-four, three feet wide, have a really deep voice, and this face; I'm not precisely the romantic comedy stereotype, right?”
“When people ask me if I have a hobby, a lot of times my answer is that I like to surf in warm water. I like to ski, if I have the opportunity. But really, I like to go to my studio and write music that I want to write, where there's no pressure to come up with a hit single.”

Source : "News Again: Michelle Branch". Interview with Dimitri Ehrlich, www.interviewmagazine.com. February 24, 2017.
“Religion is the human attitude towards a sacred order that includes within it all being-human or otherwise-i.e., belief in a cosmos, the meaning of which both includes and transcends man.”
“I donâ€™t believe in courtship.Itâ€™s a waste of time. If I love the person, Iâ€™ll tell her right away. But for you, Iâ€™ll make an exception. Just love me now, and Iâ€™ll court you forever.”
“Some street jokes are just timeless. There's an old street joke about comedians. The joke is that a beautiful girl comes up to a comedian at the end of the night and says, "I saw your show tonight, and I just loved it. I want to go home with you, and I'll do anything you want." And the comedian says, "Were you at the 7 or the 9?" That's just a perfect joke, because it points out how egomaniacal and obsessive comedians are. Even though I'm not waiting for a groupie, I can completely understand it. It just defines how comedians are driven.”
“My heroes are the ones who survived doing it wrong, who made mistakes, but recovered from them.”

Source : "Bono Bites Back". Interview with Adam Block, www.motherjones.com. May 1, 1989.

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