Quotes by Daphne Guinness

About Daphne Guinness:

The Honourable Daphne Diana Joan Susanna Guinness is an artist of both British and Irish nationality. She is an heir by direct descent of Arthur Guinness, the 18th-century inventor of the beer that still bears his name.
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I treat clothing or a piece of jewelry like it was a piece of art, even though people who collect clothes get a bad rap because they're told it's all vanity.

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Through art, you create your own world.

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There hasn't been anything real since grunge. That was the last movement led by music or an art form.

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My life has always somehow been played out in a minor key, unresolved. Art somehow resolves things for me.

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I can't understand it when people are closed-minded. I mean, boy, have I made mistakes and been very wrong. I can't tell you the amounts of times I've been let down, but I still try to see the best in people.

Daphne Guinness

In fashion, there are so many gangs, if you identify too much with one, you get caught - I would lose my freedom.

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I have a four-and-a-half-, nearly five-octave range. I probably should have had extra lessons as a child, as I am certain my family heard my potential, but I didn't. I was in the choir as a schoolgirl, but really, it is all self-taught.

Daphne Guinness

It's quite nice to have a place to leave things. You can be a permanent gypsy, but it's nice to go home.

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Fashion is not just about trends. It's about political history. You can trace it from the ancient Romans to probably until the '80s, and you can see defining moments that were due either to revolutions or changes in politics.

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I think life is about having the mixture of the curiosity of an older person and the imagination of a child.

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Seasons are really annoying. You get a really great pair of shoes or a beautiful pair of boots, and then you try to get them again four months later, and they say, 'Oh no, that was last season.'

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Sunglasses are great, but I always feel a bit pretentious wearing sunglasses. I mean, I do love to wear them.

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We need a government, not politics. Because there's too much politics. Of course there should be debate. But there seems to be so much pettiness and not enough good faith. It is civilized to agree to disagree, and this idea is slowly disintegrating. ...

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Writing is a funny thing. It's not like you're working on a schedule. It comes in fits and starts.

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Life is full of banana skins. You slip, you carry on.

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I think it's beautiful to be able to cover yourself in metal. I love the color and the way it reflects. But it is also a protection.

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Oh, I love tea. I have to take tea bags wherever I go.

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Love is agony, isn't it? I've been involved with someone for some time now, but it's all so complicated. It's never straightforward is it? You meet someone, you fall in love, it's the most wonderful thing ever but... There's always something that's n...

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I've been really upset sometimes when I've been misquoted. And it's the one thing they use in big print. Or it's taken out of context. Thoughts are fluid and words are sticky. That's the thing.

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I really don't understand the idea of a celebrity stylist. Is it a real job? I know there's unemployment, but frankly the railways need to be fixed, too.

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Author Bio

  • NameDaphne Guinness
  • DescriptionBritish and Irish artist and personality
  • AliasesDaphne Diana Joan Susanna Guinness
  • BornNovember 9, 1967
  • CountryIreland
  • ProfessionArtist