Ram Dass
Spiritual Teacher, Author
"In most of our human relationships, we spend much of our time reassuring one another that our costumes of identity are on straight."
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Costumes
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Prince Harry
Royal Family Member
"I am very sorry if I have caused any offence. It was a poor choice of costume."
Morgan Freeman
Actor, Narrator
"There's no mystery to it. Nothing more complicated than learning lines and putting on a costume."
Cassandra Peterson
Artist
"I knew I would grow up and wear a costume one day, and that's exactly what happened."
Coco Chanel
Fashion Designer
"Costume jewelry is not made to give women an aura of wealth, but to make them beautifu"
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"Nothings makes a woman look older that a rich costume."
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"A good style fits like a good costume."
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"I see myself wrapped in lies, which do not seem to penetrate my soul, as if they are not really a part of me. They are like costumes."
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"I've done approximately 15 films, and most of the things I've done have either been stunt or costume work."
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"I will confess I did none of my own singing. I did all my own costume and makeup, though."
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"You never know when you're going to get an opportunity."
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"For men there are costumes like fireman, policeman and vampire. For women there are costumes like slutty fireman, slutty policeman and slutty vampire."
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"I picked out my Halloween costume. I’m going as 'Slutty Madeleine Albright.'"
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"Diplomacy is the police in grand costume."
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"I have over 5000 costumes, and the furniture and memorabilia that goes with them."
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"So, did the costume come with a condom, or is that sold separately?"
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"The arts and inventions of each period are only its costume, and do not invigorate men."
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"Sleep takes off the costume of circumstance, arms us with terrible freedom, so that every will rushes to a deed."
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"Sometimes I steal costumes."
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"I only assumed those dresses were costumes, based on the garish nature of the plumage."
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"As I wouldn't wear a costume, I couldn't imagine him wanting to wear one. And seeing that the greater part of my wardrobe is black (It's a sensible colour. It goes with anything. Well, anything black)[...]."
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"History, we know, is apt to repeat itself, and to foist very old incidents upon us with only a slight change of costume."
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"Dave and Tate were dressed with equal heinousness. More black leather, chains, and whips. Either Don’s staff truly had costumes for all possible occasions on hand, or someone at wardrobe had a lot of explaining to do."
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"It’s tricky when you’re doing a recording, because the only weapon you have is your voice and the delivery of that voice. You don’t have a gesture or a facial expression, there are no costumes or set pieces. Everything needs to be present in the voice."
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"A woman in the depths of despair proves so persuasive that she wrenches the forgiveness lurking deep in the heart of her lover. This is all the more true when that woman is young, pretty, and so decollete as to emerge from the neck of her gown in the costume of Eve."
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