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When I entered the market, I was rejected because the elite say that you have to sell things at a certain price point. My position was that the consumer is smarter than that. Who cares if it's $200, not $2,000? ↗


— Max Azria


#cares #certain #consumer #elite #entered

Wit is educated insolence. ↗


— Aristotle


#educated #insolence #wit

The virtue of justice consists in moderation, as regulated by wisdom. ↗


— Aristotle


#justice #moderation #regulated #virtue #wisdom

I didn't even know Michele before we started the show but we became great friends, and still are. ↗


— Joan Van Ark


#before #even #friends #great #i

In the past ABC has made half-hearted efforts or, worse, cosmetic efforts, to do something about news and I wasn't certain about what their real aim was - nor am I now. ↗


— Roone Arledge


#about #aim #am #certain #cosmetic

I enjoy racing historic motorcars from the '50s and '60s. The seed of my interest was planted when I was about 12 years old and took over my mother's Morris Minor. I drove it around my father's farm. But my favorite car is still a McLaren F1, which I have had for 10 years. ↗


— Rowan Atkinson


#around #car #drove #enjoy #f1

I often get letters, quite frequently, from people who say how they like the programmes a lot, but I never give credit to the almighty power that created nature. ↗


— David Attenborough


#created #credit #frequently #get #give

I had a huge advantage when I started 50 years ago - my job was secure. I didn't have to promote myself. These days there's far more pressure to make a mark, so the temptation is to make adventure television or personality shows. I hope the more didactic approach won't be lost. ↗


— David Attenborough


#adventure #ago #approach #days #didactic

It is vital that there is a narrator figure whom people believe. That's why I never do commercials. If I started saying that margarine was the same as motherhood, people would think I was a liar. ↗


— David Attenborough


#commercials #figure #i #liar #motherhood

The whole of science, and one is tempted to think the whole of the life of any thinking man, is trying to come to terms with the relationship between yourself and the natural world. Why are you here, and how do you fit in, and what's it all about. ↗


— David Attenborough


#any #between #come #fit #here






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