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"They were obviously headstones of graves, though the graves themselves no longer existed as either mounds or depressions; the years had leveled all. Scattered here and there, more massive blocks showed where some pompous or ambitious monument had once flung its feeble defiance at oblivion."

"There was something melancholic about that symbol of their nation's promise of freedom, a bell with a chipped mouth and cleft body."

"An important part of what the state does is preserving its history."

"That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons of history."
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"We wanted to step off our island and add the color of the third world. We got gold cigarette paper and stuck it around our teeth. We really did look like pirates and dressed to look the part."


"But, the thing is, since I always had my own little shop and direct access to the public, I've been able to build up a technique without marketing people ever telling me what the public wants."


"What changed our lives forever was when Malcolm had the idea to sell rock 'n roll records to trendy customers."


"Even though it was the 70s, we found old stocks of clothes that had never been worn from the 50s and took them apart. I started to teach myself how to make clothes from that kind of formula."


"The muscular, athletic type is not representative of the human race, who are varied in their physique."


"It is extremely difficult to say how long the process actually took to finally achieve my fragrance, Boudoir, because there was a lot of time waiting around for other people."


"Fashion is very important. It is life-enhancing and, like everything that gives pleasure, it is worth doing well."
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