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" I was a punk before it got its name. I had that hairstyle and purple lipstick. "
Vivienne Westwood
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" When I first saw a picture of the crucifixion, I lost respect for my parents. I suddenly realised that this is what the adult world is like - full of cruelty and hypocrisy. "
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" Home, more than anything, means warmth and bed. "
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" I am attracted to people who make this effort in knowing what suits them - they are individual and stylish. "
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" I can't think without my glasses. "
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" My beauty secret is absolutely no sun. "
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" It is not possible for a man to be elegant without a touch of femininity. "
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" You have a more interesting life if you wear impressive clothes. "
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" It's true the punk fashion itself was iconographic: rips and dirt, safety pins, zips, slogans, and hairstyles. These motifs were so iconic in themselves - motifs of rebellion. "
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" The muscular, athletic type is not representative of the human race, who are varied in their physique. "
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" You've got to invest in the world, you've got to read, you've got to go to art galleries, you've got to find out the names of plants. You've got to start to love the world and know about the whole genius of the human race. We're amazing people. "
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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. "
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" Buy less. Choose well. Make it last. Quality, not quantity. Everybody's buying far too many clothes. "
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" I was so upset with what was going on in the world. I just couldn't stand the idea of being people tortured and that we even had such a thing as war. I hated the older generation, who had not done anything about it. Punk was a call-to-arms for me. "
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" It's a philosophy of life. A practice. If you do this, something will change, what will change is that you will change, your life will change, and if you can change you, you can perhaps change the world. "
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" I think dress, hairstyle and make-up are the crucial factors in projecting an attractive persona and give one the chance to enhance one's best physical features. "
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" There is so much that people take for granted. "
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" I just use fashion as an excuse to talk about politics. Because I'm a fashion designer, it gives me a voice, which is really good. "
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" There's nowhere else like London. Nothing at all, anywhere. "
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" Every time I have to look up a word in the dictionary, I'm delighted. "
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" Don't just eat McDonald's, get something a bit better. Eat a salad. That's what fashion is. It's something that is a bit better. "
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" I'm the proof - you can't throw away tradition. "
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" What I'm always trying to say to the consumer is: buy less, choose well, make it last. "
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" I don't have faith in young people any more. I don't waste time trying to communicate with them. "
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