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" There are so many great, great vintage clothes to find; there's a whole territory unexplored there. "
Lily Cole
Many
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" I started modeling at 14. It's simple. You respond to what the photographer wants and wear other people's ideas. I got bored with it, though, so I went to university. "
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" As users of the Internet, we all have a role to play in defining what we want it to be. "
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" Life is shining a light through a magnifying glass on me, looking for me to stumble. I think that's my biggest fear. "
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" I found going to school when I was modeling very grounding. It's really kept my perspective on bigger things in my life. "
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" I paint - I tend more to abstraction - but not as much as I would like to because of time. I would love to do sculpture - I've toyed with the idea of fitting in a sculpture course. "
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" Talent is crucial. It needs to be driven by motivation, but blind ambition isn't the key. "
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" I have set up several businesses as social businesses, and I am a great believer that the power of business should be used for good. "
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" Modelling, fashion and film have all encouraged me to learn more about issues and to feel empowered enough to do something about them. "
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" Every time I have to try on a wig for work, I get excited about the colour; I've often thought about going for a platinum bob or also raven black, as it looks so great against pale skin. But I always end up being loyal to my red colour. "
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" The need to protect the environment has emerged as an undeniably important priority for me. "
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" I don't believe there's an afterlife - but I don't believe there's an end to life. Consciousness goes beyond the bounds of your body. "
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End
" I don't think of myself as a role model for others, but I like to live my life by my own integrity. So, in that sense, I might be a positive influence. I do believe you should get over your insecurities and just try to be the best you can. "
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" I don't personally follow trends; I don't even like the idea of trends. I think it's kind of absurd that you have to change every six months, so I always try and buy things that hopefully I'll like forever, and resonate with me. "
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Change
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" I love modeling but also see it as a platform for the million other things I want to achieve and create in life. "
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" It doesn't make me very happy to be on my computer all the time. I've never been drawn to that world. "
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Time
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" America has had an influence on me, as has going out with a Cuban-American guy and having lots of American friends. But I am still fundamentally British and speak with a British accent and feel very English. "
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" Production chains, how consumers can drive change: all these things may seem at odds with fashion, but arguably, they're not. "
Lily Cole
Odds
Chains
Change
" It's hard to appreciate the importance of the rainforest because it seems so far away, but it's vital to the survival of the planet as we know it. "
Lily Cole
Appreciate
Far Away
Know
" As the generalization goes about the art industry, people can be really challenging and thought-provoking in their thinking and questioning the status quo, and it's really important that the status quo can be questioned and that there are people doing that. "
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Doing
" It was a scandal when I did French 'Playboy' in 2008, though I was never actually nude in it. I think it's really funny that I'll have a cover of 'Playboy' to show my grandkids. "
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" The relationship between art and a job is not quite linear, but I really love any and all manifestations of art, really respect any kind of artistic impulse, whether it's paintings and sculptures or really good filmmaking or music. I really see the relationships between these different mediums as very fluid. "
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" I have made a living off the way I look, and I have really learnt to accept myself for being unusual. "
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" I love yoga. I don't do it as much as I'd like to, but I feel wonderful when I do. "
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" Giving triggers social cohesion. It's also the basis for an economy not based on money. "
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Giving
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" Don't overpluck your eyebrows. A make-up artist told me this once, and I've always remembered it. "
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" I was like most teenagers. I wanted to look more conventional - you know, to just be the pretty girl in school. "
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" I always used to love couture because it was more theatrical than the runways. The runways always felt more like part of the machine. "
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Because
" I have to admit I've always had quite a complex relationship with modeling and with the idea of advertising: not always knowing what I'm advertising and selling. "
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" I love beautiful things; I like having nice clothes, and I can appreciate why other people do - but I've also started to learn more about the impact of what we buy: how things are made, how much you buy and the quality of everything. "
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