485 quotes by czechoslovakian authors for you to enjoy

So our ears got used to listening to jazz in the place that it was that the bass player could not play. No one really realized it and really addressed it until the bass players who could play their instrument came along and started doing something with it. Miroslav Vitous

Listening Jazz Bass Bass Player Bass Players Our Ears Something Could No-One Along Until Instrument Got Doing Came Place Realized Really Used Who Play Player Players Started

The Schindler Jews were off-limits in Brunnlitz. Oskar Schindler

Jews Were

I thank my personal staff for their restless sacrifice for my work. Oskar Schindler

Work Sacrifice Restless Thank Personal Staff

My first recognition of age setting in was exactly on my 36th birthday. I have no idea why, on this day of all days, I looked in the mirror and realized my face no longer looked young. Paulina Porizkova

Day Birthday Age Face Mirror First Young Setting Recognition Exactly No Idea Idea Longer Days Looked Realized Why

Now, I don't actually know the exact cut-off age where beautiful ceases and 'must have-once-been-beautiful' begins. It's true it's not forty-five. I can still get attention when I try really hard, even if it's greatly reduced. Paulina Porizkova

When I model I pretty much go blank. You can't think too much or it doesn't work. Paulina Porizkova

Work You Too Much Think Too Pretty Blank Go Model Much

I have now spent over a year trying to figure where in the workplace I belong. Paulina Porizkova

Year Spent Over Trying Where Figure Workplace Now Belong

Fame is an interesting phenomenon. Paulina Porizkova

Fame Interesting Phenomenon

The real bummer of fame is that at some point you're bound to get demoted. Paulina Porizkova

You Some Point Bound Real Bummer Fame Get

I will continue to be intelligent, I vowed, no matter how beautiful I become. Paulina Porizkova

Beautiful Matter Will Become Vowed How Continue Intelligent

I was fired by 'America's Next Top Model' on my birthday. Paulina Porizkova

Birthday Top Fired Model America Next

Nothing ages as poorly as a beautiful woman's ego. Paulina Porizkova

Beautiful Woman Ego Nothing Ages Poorly

When you have used your beauty to get around, it's like having extra cash in your back pocket. I was so used to walking down the street and having the young guys passing by at least give me a flicker of a look. But once you're over 40, you become invisible. You're a brick in the building, and it's sad. Paulina Porizkova

Sad Me You Beauty Building Become Young Down Extra Back Once Pocket Give Cash Give Me Guys Having Invisible Over Like Look Around Least Passing Walking Get Young Guys Your Used Flicker Brick Street

Christy Turlington, Naomi Campbell, and Linda Evangelista - those models got bunched together. I was always asked to be bunched in there, but I didn't want to be part of the herd. The only one I really had a problem with, though, was Naomi. Paulina Porizkova

Together Problem Herd Christy Those Though Only Had Part Naomi Always Got Linda Campbell Models Want Asked Really

My name is Paulina Porizkova, and I am a feminist. Paulina Porizkova

Name Am Feminist

Reading is, hands-down, my favorite activity. Paulina Porizkova

Reading Favorite Activity

Words are my life. Paulina Porizkova

Life Words My Life

At 52 and unaltered, people tell me I look good for my age. This is not the same as being told you're beautiful. Paulina Porizkova

Beautiful Good Me You Age People Tell Look Same Being

I remember when I first started modeling, and I would read interviews with people. Then I would see them, and they would always say something entirely different to a crowd of people than they would say privately. I always found that really offensive. Paulina Porizkova

People Remember First Interviews Say Would See Entirely Something Crowd Remember When Read Always Privately Offensive Than Modeling Different Them Then Really Found Started

After I finished working for Estee Lauder, I stopped being a professional model. I decided to never again advertise something that I don't actually use. I only sign up for things that I truly believe in. Paulina Porizkova

Modeling sucks. Paulina Porizkova

Modeling Sucks

I'm a trash can. I eat whatever makes me happy. Paulina Porizkova

Me Happy Whatever Eat Makes Trash

Ursula Nordstrom was famous for finding artists in unlikely places. Maurice Sendak was a window designer, and she just came across one of his windows. Everyone was looking to find a talent. Peter Sis

Looking Everyone Unlikely Find Finding Window Windows Talent She Came His Just Artists Famous Places Across Designer

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