I don’t take the English press seriously at all because all they want is dirt. I hate them.
GRACE JONESMy father would have been made a bishop much earlier than he was had it not been for me and my image.
More Grace Jones Quotes
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I’m not a rock star, I’m a soft person.
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I believe in individuality, that everybody is special, and it’s up to them to find that quality and let it live.
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In the Seventies and Eighties we all had our fun, and now and then we went really too far. But, ultimately, it required a certain amount of clear thinking, a lot of hard work and good make-up to be accepted as a freak.
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I only started getting into furs when the designers I liked started making them.
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I thought I’d take style to its limit, My philosophy is a belief in magic, good luck , self-confidence, and pride.
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You can be a boy, a girl, whatever you want. I have a lot of man in me.
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Prescription drugs can be even worse than illegal drugs. The only difference is the legality.
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I can look at a fur and tell if it’s good or not.
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Survival is my primary instinct…it’s out of my control. It’s stronger than me. It’s an outside force, a voice that says ‘do this for your life or it will devour you.’
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I think I’m doing a service to black women by portraying myself as a sex machine. I mean, what’s wrong with being a sex machine, darling? Sex is large, sex is life, sex is as large as life, so it appeals to anyone that’s living, or rather it should.
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That’s what they do in Argentina. Have a little wine and talk. Then have some coffee and talk. Then, go back to the wine.
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I’ve turned down millions of dollars to go on reality TV. It’s an absolute no-go.
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I don’t like people who hide things.
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Some songs come from my head, some from my throat, but there will always be moments when it is an injection of the soul.
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I like working until the morning, so I can see the day and then I like to go to sleep and then get up before sunset. But I love the energy of the morning.
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