"Women want to wear what they do because of what goes on in their heads. Their size and shape have practically nothing to do with it."

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Source : Elizabeth Hawes (1942). “Why is a Dress?: Who? What? When? Where?”

Elizabeth Hawes

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“At whatever time highly skilled physicians shall have developed the healing of illnesses by means of foods, and shall make provision for simple foods, and shall prohibit humankind from living as slaves to their lustful appetites, it is certain that the incidence of chronic and diversified illnesses will abate, and the general health of all mankind will be much improved. This is destined to come about. In the same way, in the character, the conduct and the manners of men, universal modifications will be made.”
“The movie, 'Remember the Titans,' is my favorite movie, staring Denzel Washington. I love the way in this movie the game of football brings those boys together, it unites those boys on that football field. It unites a whole town, black, white, old, young, rich and poor.”
“I don't want to compare myself to him - I don't want people to see me as this great genius - but when I see Charlie Chaplin's movies there is a combination of drama, naivety and social meaning that I can see in myself, at a different level.”
“I do not make stories up, full stop.”
“The idea of an entrepreneur is really thinking out of the box and taking risks and stepping up to major challenges.”
“Whenever I read the newspaper, I say to myself, 'At least my wife loves me.'”
“What makes a heroine? I think I can answer that. A heroine is a woman who risks going too far in order to find out how far one can go for a cause greater than herself.”

Source : "11 Ridiculously Inspiring Life Lessons From The L’Oréal 2014 Women Of Worth" by Amanda Duberman, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 3, 2014.
“I used to think I actually was Batman.”

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