"Our underclothes were woolen vests and knickers and an extraordinary, but apparently necessary, concoction called a liberty bodice, which had no freedom about it, so how it got its name I cannot imagine. It was made of some harsh stuff, with here and there straps and buttons that did nothing."

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Deborah Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire

#Fashion Quotes #Names Quotes #Clothes Quotes

“Man is one; and he hath one great heart. It is thus we feel, with a gigantic throb athwart the sea, each other's rights and wrongs; thus are we men.”
“Be a harsh critic of your own wins.”
“If somebody praises us and if we have any humility we will feel totally like a fool.”
“Play, intrinsically rewarding, doesn't cost anything; as soon as you put a price on it, it becomes, to some extent, not play.”
“Heaven is a homegrown cucumber”
“Strange world isn't it?”
“Violence in our society has reached epidemic proportions. ... Violence in the media for entertainment purposes has been established as a major contributing factor.”
“My dad loves what I do and I support my parents financially because they didn't have a job that gave them a pension.”

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