Vivienne Westwood quotes - page 6

Don't just eat McDonald's, get something a bit better. Eat a salad. That's what fashion is. It's something that is a bit better. (Vivienne Westwood)
Real art has been... what's the word? Kidnapped? No, that's not it. But, OK, kidnapped by business. View quote
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I do not approve of museums trying just to get people to come in. Whistler was very, very clear on this. View quote
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The reason why I am proud of my part in the punk movement is that I think it really did implant a message that was already there. The hippies told it to me, but punk made it something cool for people to stand up for, which is that we do not believe government, that we are against government. View quote
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I have a company, and I've got to think about that. I'm trying to do my best there, and that's a much harder task. We recycle as much as possible, and we conserve. But I've always been one to save everything - I even walk up stairs on the very inside or the very outside to not wear out the tread. View quote
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I used to always fight for human rights. I still fight for Leonard Peltier, who's spent 35 years in jail for a crime he didn't commit. View quote
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I'd like to be the last person alive in the world! Yes, I'd like to know what happens. View quote
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I talk to fashion designers and say I want some money to save the rainforest, and they say, 'Oh, I agree with you completely Vivienne. Yes, climate change, it's definitely happening,' but they don't feel that they can do anything about it; they don't even think 'Well let's stop it!' View quote
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I very rarely watch my own fashion shows, but the makeup for my Fall 2011 show was just brilliant. View quote
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I'm frugal. I'm not a very acquisitive woman. I never waste food. If you prepare your own food, you engage with the world, it tastes alive. It tastes good. View quote
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I don't notice anybody unless they look great, and every now and again they do, and they are usually 70. (Vivienne Westwood)
At one time, I was very angry. I even treated fashion like a kind of crusade: you were either with us or against us, that kind of feeling. Now I know we need ideas, not kicking down a door. View quote
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In the morning, I practice 15 minutes of yoga. View quote
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My clothes have always got a very strong dynamic rapport with the body - they are very body conscious, they help you to look glamorous, more hourglass, more woman. View quote
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I have considered voting Conservative because I am so against the Labour party. View quote
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If we didn't have the Chinese buying things, we'd be on the floor. View quote
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I'm the proof - you can't throw away tradition. View quote
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I am always trying to find fabrics that are more friendly to the environment - working with Virgin Atlantic, they managed to research into this and find more eco fabrics. View quote
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I am in my own head most of the time. View quote
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I do think we're an endangered species. But that we do have a plan to save the rainforest. View quote
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My clothes have a story. They have an identity. They have a character and a purpose. That's why they become classics. Because they keep on telling a story. They are still telling it. (Vivienne Westwood)
I'm not trying to do something different, I'm trying to do the same thing but in a different way. View quote
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The fight is no longer between the classes or between rich and poor but between the idiots and the eco-conscious. View quote
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The best fashion accessory is a book. View quote
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Buy less, choose well: that's the maxim. Quality not quantity. That's the most environmentally friendly thing you can do. View quote
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