- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Work Quotes
Quotes on the meaning of work.
Several quotes here describe work as a solitary process, one that takes real effort to protect from distraction, while others connect a person's politics directly to the character of their work. Related reading includes Growth Quotes.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Opinion
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- Nov 07, 2020
When it comes to music, movies, literature, paintings, and even Bikram yoga, it's pretty easy to have an opinion about whether something has been copied. Software, on the other hand, was an awkward late addition to the original Copyright Act of 1976, shoehorned into section 102(a) as a 'literary work.'
- Creeping
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- Nov 07, 2020
In the early days, I loved Facebook. I loved being able to keep tabs on hundreds of college classmates all at once, of being able to tag all my dorm mates in the photos we took on our garbage 7 megapixel cameras, of creeping on crushes, of keeping up with every person I met at a party or in a classroom without doing very much work.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never wanted to be a celebrity; I never wanted to be famous. And in my daily life, I work really hard to not trade on it in any way.
- Books
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm famously secretive about my work. Nobody reads my books till they're finished.
- Love
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's so often that I read for the bouncy, sunny girl men fall in love with who will solve all the romantic problems in the narrative. I don't choose to work that way.
- Me
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's tempting to think, 'This is silly. I'm an artist. I care about my work, my work is first. I don't care about what kind of dress I wear... That's so secondary to me.' But if you care about your work... then you need to take this part of it just as seriously as you would going into an audition and going into work.
- Think
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- Nov 07, 2020
I think when you work with really wonderful directors who have a really strong vision, it lets you as an artist set the tone for your own career.
- Nov 07, 2020
I think Tilda Swinton is terribly interesting. I think she's fascinating. I love her work.
- Freedom
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- Nov 07, 2020
It varies, but in my experience, directors who are the most comfortable with themselves and confident in their work give you and everybody on the crew the freedom and the space to create.
- Experience
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- Nov 07, 2020
It has been the experience of a lifetime to work with Catherine Middleton to create her wedding dress, and I have enjoyed every moment of it. It was such an incredible honor to be asked, and I am so proud of what we and the Alexander McQueen team have created.
- Doing
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- Nov 07, 2020
I enjoy doing both of them very much, concert work particularly, and the division varies from season to season.
- Ideas
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- Nov 07, 2020