We use paper documents to store knowledge so we can consult and reconsult it, giving us a type of recall impossible with our unaided minds; we use pencils to scratch down material so we can manipulate it in a fashion impossible in our unaided minds.
A fit, healthy body–that is the best fashion statement
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Jess C. Scott
We live in a dark and romantic and quite tragic world.
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Karl Lagerfeld
It’s always about timing. If it’s too soon, no one understands. If it’s too late, everyone’s forgotten.
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Anna Wintour
I am a fashion person, and fashion is not only about clothes -- it's about all kinds of change
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Karl Lagerfeld
A respectable appearance is sufficient to make people more interested in your soul
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Karl Lagerfeld
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