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Paris Quotes

"If you want to establish an international presence you can't do so from New York. You need the consecration of Paris."

"If you want to establish an international presence you can't do so from New York. You need the consecration of Paris."

Oscar De La Renta, Dominican Republican Designer

Paris, Want, Dominicanrepublican

190

"But if you go from Moscow to Budapest you think you are in Paris."

"But if you go from Moscow to Budapest you think you are in Paris."

Gyorgy Ligeti, Hungarian Composer

174

"When Paris has to pee, Paris has to pee!"

"When Paris has to pee, Paris has to pee!"

Paris Hilton, American Celebrity

77

"I'd like to see Paris before I die. Philadelphia will do."

"I'd like to see Paris before I die. Philadelphia will do."

Mae West, American Actress

67

"Maybe I'll be 48 and die in the gutter in Paris."

"Maybe I'll be 48 and die in the gutter in Paris."

Patti Smith, American Musician

63

"If you come from Paris to Budapest you think you are in Moscow."

"If you come from Paris to Budapest you think you are in Moscow."

Gyorgy Ligeti, Hungarian Composer

63

"Paris is a hard place to leave, even when it rains incessantly and one coughs continually from the dampness."

"Paris is a hard place to leave, even when it rains incessantly and one coughs continually from the dampness."

Willa Cather, American Author

63

"The audience that surprised us the most was definitely Paris, when we played there last. They were just incredibly into us and we weren't expecting it at all."

"The audience that surprised us the most was definitely Paris, when we played there last. They were just incredibly into us and we weren't expecting it at all."

Jon Crosby, American Musician

60

"I don't want to be known as the granddaughter of the Hiltons. I want to be known as Paris."

"I don't want to be known as the granddaughter of the Hiltons. I want to be known as Paris."

Paris Hilton, American Celebrity

59

"Prague is the Paris of the '90s."

"Prague is the Paris of the '90s."

Marion Ross, American Actor

57

"When I was at school at Paris, I had special lessons from Mademoiselle Antoine, an actress at the Comedie Francaise, and I was taken to every sort of play. I felt very grand."

"When I was at school at Paris, I had special lessons from Mademoiselle Antoine, an actress at the Comedie Francaise, and I was taken to every sort of play. I felt very grand."

Vivien Leigh, English Actress

Paris, Play, School

57

"Le Marais?''It's a little district in the centre of Paris. It is full of cobbled streets and teetering apartment blocks and gay men and orthodox Jews and women of a certain age who once looked like Brigitte Bardot. It's the only place to stay."

"Le Marais?''It's a little district in the centre of Paris. It is full of cobbled streets and teetering apartment blocks and gay men and orthodox Jews and women of a certain age who once looked like Brigitte Bardot. It's the only place to stay."

Jojo Moyes, British Novelist

Paris, Travel, Culture, History

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