Charles James
Charles James
Charles Wilson Brega Jameswas a British-born fashion designer known as "America's First Couturier". He is widely considered to have been a master of cutting and is known for his highly structured aesthetic...
ProfessionFashion Designer
Date of Birth18 July 1906
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Cut in dressmaking is like grammar in language. A good design should be like a well made sentence and it should only express one idea at a time,
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One of the most interesting things about this job is encountering the perceptions people have of me. I'm the person I've always been.
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The antitrust division has been left in very good shape by Joel Klein. I've found a number of enforcement issues I'm happy to pursue.
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digest the opinion and determine our future course of conduct.
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The human mind is never better disposed to gratitude and attachment than when softened by fear.
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The standard formulation on remedy is that it ought to cure past violations and prevent their recurrence. That's what antitrust is all about.
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I recognize that virtually every company that comes in here has a perspective. It's often not difficult to understand why they have the perspective that they have.
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Forget all you know & learn something every day.
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True humanity consists not in a squeamish ear; it consists not in starting or shrinking at tales of misery, but in a disposition of heart to relieve it. True humanity appertains rather to the mind than to the nerves, and prompts men to use real and active endeavors to execute the actions which it suggests.
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The best way to quiet a country is a good thrashing, followed by great kindness afterwards. Even the wildest chaps are thus tamed.
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He that is conscious of guilt cannot bear the innocence of others:So they will try to reduce all others to their own level.
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It is intolerable that it should be in the power of one blockhead to do so much mischief.
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Bonfire of the Vanities: The lesson of that book is, never start believing your own press.
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Marriage: The most expensive way to get your laundry done.