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In politics, merit is rewarded by the possessor being raised, like a target, to a position to be fired at.


Christian Nevell Bovee

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CHRISTIAN BAUMAN What is light without dark? Right without left? What is goodness without the option to be evil?
HARRISON CHRISTIAN I have a fear of being boring.
CHRISTIAN BALE The ultimate priority of humanity should not be to savour the power given to us, but rather to accou...
HARRISON CHRISTIAN I'm English. Our dentistry is not world famous. But I made sure I got moldings of my old teeth befor...
CHRISTIAN BALE Zest is the secret of all beauty. There is no beauty that is attractive without zest.
CHRISTIAN DIOR If everyone really knew what a jerk I am in real life, I wouldn't be so adored in the slightest.
CHRISTIAN BALE No woman wants to have fat ankles.
CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN The higher the better. It's more about an attitude. High heels empower women in a way.
CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN Istanbul is inspiring because it has its own code of architecture, literature, poetry, music.
CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN I have no problem with the idea of comfort, but it is not an important thing aesthetically. If you l...
CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN Strangely enough, I really think that shoes are a communication tool between people.
CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN High heels empower women in a way.
CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN When I'm drawing, I'm drawing with the light, being completely open and creative. I can'...
CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN Bollywood stars are versatile; they not only act, but each one has the dance skills of John Travolta...
CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN Cinderella is not only an iconic character when it comes to beauty, grace and fairytale love, but al...
CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN My father, who was a cabinetmaker, told me, 'Wood has a grain and if you go into the grain, you ...
CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN My business partner gave me a drone, a small helicopter you pilot with an iPhone, and also it has a ...
CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN People are proud of their tattoos. It's like a modern coat of arms.
CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN You need to believe in yourself and what you do. Be tenacious and genuine.
CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN The shiny red color of the soles has no function other than to identify to the public that they are ...
CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN When you sketch a shoe but don't have the intention to do a proper shoe, it remains a curvy sket...
CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN I would say that a good shoe is exactly like a good wine. These shoes are going to stay and last for...
CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN A woman carries her clothes. But the shoe carries the woman.
CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN High heels are pleasure with pain.
CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN A shoe has so much more to offer than just to walk.
CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN If you do what you love, it is the best way to relax.
CHRISTIAN LOUBOUTIN After women, flowers are the most lovely thing God has given the world.
CHRISTIAN DIOR Women are most fascinating between the ages of 35 and 40 after they have won a few races and know ho...
CHRISTIAN DIOR A country, a style or an epoch are interesting only for the idea behind them.
CHRISTIAN DIOR My dream is to save women from nature.
CHRISTIAN DIOR Haute couture is like an orchestra, for which only Balenciaga is the conductor. The rest of us are j...
CHRISTIAN DIOR In a machine age, dressmaking is one of the last refuges of the human, the personal, the inimitable.
CHRISTIAN DIOR You can wear black at any time. You can wear it at any age. You may wear it for almost any occasion;...
CHRISTIAN DIOR Women, with their sure instincts, realized that my intention was to make them not just more beautifu...
CHRISTIAN DIOR I wanted to be considered a good craftsman. I wanted my dresses to be constructed like buildings, mo...
CHRISTIAN DIOR You can never really go wrong if you take nature as an example.
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