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Quote by Cecil Beaton
Never in the history of fashion has so little material been raised

Never in the history of fashion has so little material been raised so high to reveal so much that needs to be covered so badly. – Cecil Beaton

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Americans have an abiding belief in their ability to control reality by purely material means… airline insurance replaces the fear of death with the comforting prospect of cash. – Cecil Beaton

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Fear
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Cecil Beaton
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History is the sum total of the things that could have been avoided. – Konrad Adenauer

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In terms of the history of a far reaching movement, 20 years is not that long. – Aung San Suu Kyi

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Radical historians now tell the story of Thanksgiving from the point of view of the turkey. – Mason Cooley

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Last year I was diagnosed with osteoporosis. I was over 50, Caucasian, thin, small-framed, and I have it in my genetic history. It was almost a slam-dunk. – Sally Field

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Anyone who says sunshine brings happiness has never danced in the rain. – Author Unknown

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The temptation to form premature theories upon insufficient data is the bane of our profession. – Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

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Speak not too well of one who scarce will know himself transfigured in its roseate glow; Say kindly of him what is, chiefly, true, remembering always he belongs to you; Deal with him as a truant, if you will, But claim him, keep him, call him brother still! – Oliver Wendell Holmes

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Don’t let it be all in your head, nor all in your body. – Terri Guillemets

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