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I wanted to dress the woman who lives and works, not the woman in a painting. ↗

— Giorgio Armani

#i #lives #painting #wanted #who

There are always protests, whether you do something good or bad. Even if you do something beneficial, people say you do it because it's advertising. ↗

— Giorgio Armani

#always #bad #because #beneficial #even

But hey, controversy - well, it hasn't hurt me in 50 years. ↗

— Joe Arpaio

#hasn #hey #hurt #me #well

Why do I put myself in a position to be cast aside or not considered as I would like to? Because I am a creative mind, because I still aspire to be one. ↗

— Giorgio Armani

#aside #aspire #because #cast #considered

You can think you've made it and yet the next day's press will always be waiting for you, the public will always ask more of you. In short, you can always do better! ↗

— Giorgio Armani

#ask #better #day #made #more

I think I'm as content as one can be. ↗

— Nikki Cox

#i #i think #think

One of them would definitely be the Nelson Mandela gig, when I played the tribute song for him. He was up and dancing, and he really enjoyed it. It was a really lovely occasion. ↗

— Joan Armatrading

#definitely #enjoyed #gig #him #i

So, the combination of looking at lots of different people and how they react to each other and how they relate to each other and waiting for that inspiration is the thing that allows me to keep writing. ↗

— Joan Armatrading

#combination #different #different people #each #how

I have been further enlightened by the conversation and correspondence of some illustrious Italians, whom I would gladly name, were I not afraid of exposing them to danger. ↗

— Edmond About

#been #conversation #correspondence #danger #enlightened

This band - because this is myself on electric and acoustic guitars - we've done three tours together now and I really, really like it which is why I did the DVD as well. ↗

— Joan Armatrading

#band #because #did #done #dvd