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I wasn't like those girls who...

I wasn't like those girls who give birth and are back on the runway. It took me probably six months to gain 45 pounds and I would say it took me double that time to lose it.

Padma Lakshmi 71 quotes

I am as omnivorous as it's po...

I am as omnivorous as it's possible to be. I always say there's nothing I won't eat and nothing I won't wear.

Padma Lakshmi 71 quotes

I tend to sleep in the nude.....

I tend to sleep in the nude... I'm a sensual-leaning woman. You have to use the word 'leaning' or it sounds like I'm boasting.

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I'm an immigrant kid who came...

I'm an immigrant kid who came to America from India when I was very young and grew up in New York City with a single mom and really was influenced by all of those immigrant cultures bumping up against each other.

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Wine, like food, is so emotio...

Wine, like food, is so emotional. If you think about it, so much of the courting ritual is surrounded by wine and food. There's a built-in romance to wine.

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People are thrown off by some...

People are thrown off by someone who looks feminine, but is also strong. It's not that pretty girls aren't smart, it's that women aren't strong.

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Whether I'm making a recipe o...

Whether I'm making a recipe or a piece of jewelry or a white-rose-and-jasmine tea or the perfume, I like to think of myself as a happy little sorceress, and if I could just have a little general store with all that stuff and give people a sense of my taste, that would be lovely.

Padma Lakshmi 71 quotes

My mom was scared of the old ...

My mom was scared of the old Times Square so I was never allowed to go. Now I'm scared of the new Times Square, so I still never go.

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I love clothes, but really I ...

I love clothes, but really I don't have that much to say about skirts. Before I was writing, I went to fashion shows only when the designer was a good friend and I was there to show support.

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I was lucky to have a success...

I was lucky to have a successful career as a model, but that was just a way to pay off my college loans.

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In southern Spain, they made ...

In southern Spain, they made me eat a bull's testicles. They were really garlicky, which I don't like. I prefer to take a bull by the horns, not by, um...

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In a way that somebody else c...

In a way that somebody else converts to Judaism or becomes a Hare Krishna, I belong to the church of fried chicken.

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Each city has its own culinar...

Each city has its own culinary landscape.

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I've always thought the back ...

I've always thought the back is one of the most beautiful parts of a woman.

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India's had two groovy moment...

India's had two groovy moments. Once when the Beatles went to India and now when Madonna has embraced yoga.

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I always think, after the sec...

I always think, after the second glass of wine, you should be putting something in your stomach.

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I will eat anything, at least...

I will eat anything, at least once. For better or worse.

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I'm still amazed at how much ...

I'm still amazed at how much people are willing to humiliate themselves to be on TV.

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An oil massage, a hot bath, a...

An oil massage, a hot bath, a good night's sleep, soft smells and music and clothes with soft textures denote sensuality to me.

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DON'T wear loud clanging bang...

DON'T wear loud clanging bangles at work, it's disruptive and noisy and your coworkers won't appreciate it! Bangles should have a gentle wind-chimey tinkle, not the crash bang of a million pots and pans.

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Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

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Неузнаваемая Ким Кардашьян в объективе фотографа Маркуса Клинко, 2009 год. Памела Андерсон в самой первой съёмке для журнала «Playboy», 1990. На фото голливудская актриса Dorothy Lamour и шимпанзе Джи...

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Два года назад отечественное телевидение столкнулось с беспрецедентной кадровой тектоникой — целая группа ярких и узнаваемых ведущих стремительно исчезла с экранов федеральных каналов. Эти лица долгие...

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....