Veruschka Von Lehndorff Quotes

#1. Imagine how much capital a country like Argentina might attract - if instead of defaulting seriatim and affecting a pose of anger toward creditors, it borrowed responsibly and honored its obligations.

Paul Singer

#2. My parents led this double life. They were in the underground movement to bring down the Nazis. My father was hanged for being a traitor.

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#3. I went to the States with that amount of prejudice which seems the birthright of every English person, but I found that, under the knowledge of the Americans which can be attained by a traveller mixing in society in every grade, these prejudices gradually melted away.

Isabella Bird

#4. Woman, I'm trying to fight here! Or has that escaped your attention?

Melina Marchetta

#5. Fame, I mean, it's like a bubble, in a way. It's like something glittery, and it goes, and it can be forgotten fast.

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#6. It has not been hard to grow older, because I believe if you have something you believe in, that will keep you alive far more than plastic surgery or Botox.

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#7. Doesn't matter what you believe in. Do you think things will stop or change because you've forgotten what the bogeyman looks like? Maybe that's what pissed it off, so to speak. It doesn't like being forgotten. So it decided to shake things up a little.

Jeyn Roberts

#8. I dressed all in black and went to see all the top photographers, like Irving Penn, and said, 'I am Veruschka who comes from the border between Russia, Germany and Poland. I'd like to see what you can do with my face.'

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#9. It is a grace that comes, unexpected, after tragedy- this reminder that most hearts are good.

Cynthia Rylant

#10. Life is Time Management and then you're dead.

V. Vale

#11. [On acupuncture:] The needles are small and won't hurt at all. In fact, they'll feel good. Ha, ha! Just kidding. They feel like needles. Because they are.

Jenny Lawson

#12. There are no good men in this game," said Mitch. But Sydney didn't care about good. She wasn't sure she believed in it. "I'm not afraid of Victor." "I know." He sounded sad when he said it.

V.E Schwab

#13. The dissemination of advanced implantable technology will likely be just as ruthlessly democratic as the ailments it is destined to treat. Meaning that, someday soon, we may have a new class of very smart, very fast people - yesterday's disabled and elderly.

Daniel H. Wilson

#14. It wasn't just the look of Dolly that drew us in. It was the attitude that came with knowing how ridiculous people thought she looked, but never changing a thing because she felt good about herself. To us, she is...invincible.

Julie Murphy

#15. Romantic love is an obsession. It possesses you. You lose your sense of self. You can't stop thinking about another human being.

Helen Fisher

#16. I know that there are many things I could do, but I'm not interested. It's more important to be loving and to have a lively mind.

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#17. I feel that tennis is an art form that is capable of moving the players and the audience - at least a knowledgeable audience-in almost sensual ways. When I'm performing at my absolute best, I think that some of the euphoria I feel must be transmitted to the audience.

Billie Jean King

#18. In the Sixties, fashion was about liberation. It was about setting women free; it wasn't about being unable to walk.

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