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Carine Roitfeld Inspirational Quotes (36)

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I think you are born chic. You cannot be chic. It is something you cannot learn.
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Each woman needs to know herself and think that the clothes are here to make her more beautiful, because the person is more important than the clothes.
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I think I have character, and that is what people like in me.
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Let the others have beauty. I've got the charisma.
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Always wear high heels. Yes, they give you power. you move differently, sit differently and even speak differently.
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Sins are timeless. Sins are an everyday reality for every one. Sin has been in existence since the beginning of man, since Adam and Eve. It will always be pertinent.
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Fashion's about extravagance, and everyone needs a bit of that.
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I get an award for being the best dressed, but at the end of the day I'm not Daphne Guinness. I don't like people to look at me for my dress. The letter is more important than the envelope. But if you feel good in your envelope, then you will feel better about yourself.
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I think, in many ways, certain people sought me out maybe because they liked my body language or they liked the way I wore a slit skirt, the way I cross my legs or carry my purse. It's quite inspiring to play the seduction card.
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I do go very fast. I think if I don't go fast it's going to be boring. That's what photographers need to do.
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What I hope I would do is something new, but I still love print. I love to touch paper. I'm not sure if I will ever do a magazine again, but I have plenty of ideas on the subject.
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When you have confidence, when you feel loved by people, you can tell them the truth. It's important that I can say the photo isn't beautiful or the photo shoot sucks.
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In fashion, it’s always better to be an interesting person than a beautiful one. Character is much more fascinating than pure good looks.
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Ballet is good, because it makes you stand up tall.
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Grandmother doesn't mean that you have gray hair and you retire and stay home cooking cakes for your grandchildren.
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Beauty can be quite boring, especially if you're talking about beauty that doesn't last. And what lasts is exactly the thing that maybe wasn't pretty at first. It comes over time to be beautiful or interesting or exciting.
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People always say, 'You look like Iggy Pop.'
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When you have the baby, there is no BlackBerry, no computer you just have the baby on your stomach, and your heart is beating the same time as the baby's. It's very nice.
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I think it's good that [my granddaughter] here because I lost my parents and now it's great that there's a new generation. And she's taught me new things that I've forgotten. Like, when you're on holiday and see what it's like to see a shell or go into the water for the first time.
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My biggest icon is Liz Taylor because I don’t think she had great taste but I loved her energy.
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Either you are a good Virgo or a crazy Virgo! The good Virgo side of me is educating and raising the children - being there for them.
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Maybe people have no idea how much work is behind a picture. It can seem very effortless but there is a lot of work. It’s exactly like doing ballet. It’s hours and hours but when you go onstage it’s just the pleasure of dancing.
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In a way, I envy the freedom artists have. Artists can push themselves beyond their limits, in pursuit of their ideas and their vision, even if they are inhabited by demons that can also play tricks on them.
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Fashion is supposed to be light and not try too hard.
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