Pele featured in the Brazilophile imaginary as the a figure of non-utile excess, a carefree artist in the Nietzschean sense, indifferent to the narrow teleology of winning matches... check the way that most of the endlessly replayed footage we see of Pele is not of him scoring goals, but audaciously missing chances contrived by force of wit.
I love fashion; I adore it. I love the madness of it.
I can draw and write, and you'd be foolish not to hire me.
Having good style really just means having a decisive eye and being able to put things together in an aesthetically pleasing manner. It's not a matter of spending a lot of money and throwing it all together.
It's refreshing to see a woman who can artfully weave her individuality into an otherwise safe ensemble.
Chefs have the ego of an actor and fashion designer combined.
It's hard to describe my style. People will tell me that I'm really flowy.
Style is a magic wand, and turns everything to gold that it touches.
Where there is no style, there is in effect no point of view. There is, essentially, no anger, no conviction, no self. Style is opinion, hung washing, the caliber of a bullet, teething beads.
It doesn't matter what kind of book you write - you ought to write it well and with some kind of style and elegance.
I think what makes me stand out from the rest is my melodic style combined with my voice, which has a distinct character to it.
An artist's flair is sometimes worth a scientist's brains.
I personally respect Bobby. He does really well on stage. Although I don't think his raps are exceptional or that he has a wide spectrum, his ability to dominate the stage is good, and he has a cool style of hip-hop that rappers aren't able to achieve.
I'm a very style-driven composer, and I like to give every project its own unique stamp.
Jackson [Rathbone] is the most artsy, creative and, I think, the most talented.
I think you can be taught to write. You can't be taught to be a good writer. For that, you have to bring something to it, yourself, something that can't be given to you.
Talent is a tenant in the house owned by genius.
I think my fans respect me for bein' as truthful and honest as you can be and still be Rap music and not be opinion music. It's still Rap, its still style, flavor, flair, and people just kind of like how I present myself and the things that I do.
One longs for a director with a sense of imagination.
If I really can be said to have a personal style, I think it is reflected in my taste for the exotic and the unexpected. I like to create rooms which are essentially traditional - and then add touches of the bizarre and the delicious.
There's no fun in a bag if it's not kicked around so that it looks as if the cat's been sitting on it - and it usually has. The cat may even be in it! I always put on stickers and beads and worry beads. You can get them from Greece, Israel, Palestine - from anywhere in the world.
Good style happens in one of two ways: the writer either has an inborn talent or is willing to work herself to death to get it.
Style; all who have it have have one thing: originality.
I hate the idea of getting in a building that someone else has designed and having to do something to it yourself to sort of dress it up - it's like using presets in your tracks.
My style is not trendy by any means; my inner artists loves to shine through in my wardrobe.