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It's not my vision when I cover a woman's face with a chador. I got the idea from a 'National Geographic' photo. I'm just showing their plight in the world. ↗

— Alexander McQueen

#face #geographic #got #i #idea

Sting's my ideal man, because he's a real man. ↗

— Alexander McQueen

#because #ideal #ideal man #man #real

I would rather wake up in the middle of nowhere than in any city on earth. ↗

— Steve McQueen

#city #earth #i #middle #nowhere

It is not the first duty of the novelist to provide blueprints for insurrection, or uplifting tales of successful resistance for the benefit of the opposition. The naming of what is there is what is important. ↗

— Ian Mcewan

#blueprints #duty #first #important #insurrection

Additionally, borrowing a page from U.S. foreign policy, I decided to send a message to a government that was becoming increasingly hostile. ↗

— Timothy McVeigh

#becoming #borrowing #decided #foreign #foreign policy

The middle class, one of the great achievements in history, is becoming more of a relic than a reality. ↗

— Jon Meacham

#becoming #class #great #great achievements #history

I see nothing wrong with the human trait to desire. In fact, I consider it integral to our success mechanism. Becoming attached to what we desire is what causes the trouble. If you must have it in order to be happy, then you are denying the happiness of the here and now. ↗

— Peter McWilliams

#be happy #becoming #causes #consider #denying

It should simply be an empirical matter whether the climate is changing or not and whether we're responsible. But the various sides of the debate have now become so tribal that it's no longer a matter of changing our views as more information comes in. ↗

— Ian Mcewan

#changing #climate #comes #debate #empirical

I headed out to have a breather at the stage door, dressed in my tramp costume. I had my bowler hat between my feet and there were passers-by, and one of them turned back and said, 'Do you need help, brother?' And $1 fell into my hat! ↗

— Ian Mckellen

#between #bowler #brother #costume #door

When we'd suggested doing it, the Theatre Royal management had said, 'Nobody wants to see Waiting for Godot.' As it happened, every single ticket was booked for every single performance, and this confirmation that our judgment was right was sweet. Audiences came to us from all over the world. It was amazing. ↗

— Ian Mckellen

#audiences #booked #came #confirmation #doing