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Quote by Siegfried Sassoon

“Soldiers are dreamers; when the guns begin they think of firelit homes, clean beds, and wives.”

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Siegfried Sassoon was an English poet known for his anti-war poetry. Born on September 8, 1886, and died on September 1, 1967, Sassoon's poetry is celebrated for its profound emotion and critical reflection on war. more

“A working woman could save a few shillings a week, and then every five weeks she'd come in and we'd cut her hair. She could shampoo it under the shower, swing it and dry it off or just let it dry by itself. It changed the lives of many young girls who'd never had the opportunity to be styled like that before.”

Young Girl Opportunity Five Cutting Week Changed Hair Dry Swings Showers Working Women Shampoo

Author:Vidal Sassoon

“Like most ghetto kids I knew it was important to be 'somebody' so I became a good soccer player, because excelling at a sport seemed to make you special.”

Important Kids Sports Player Special Soccer Ghetto Soccer Player

Author:Vidal Sassoon

“I just consider being one of the luckiest people in the sense that creativity came to me and it flowed.”

People Creativity

Author:Vidal Sassoon

“You either create something and you keep it a secret and you die with it, or you can benefit the craft.”

Dies Secret Benefits Crafts

Author:Vidal Sassoon

“If you get hold of a head of hair on somebody you've never seen before, cut beautiful shapes, cut beautiful architectural angles and she walks out looking so different - I think that's masterful.”

Ifs Thinking Different Beautiful Walks Cutting Hair Shapes Angle

Author:Vidal Sassoon

“I'll never forget one morning I walked in and I had a hell of a bruise - it had been a difficult night the night before - and a client said to me, 'Good God, Vidal, what happened to your face?' And I said, 'Oh, nothing, madam, I just fell over a hairpin.'”

Said Faces Night Difficult Forget Morning Hell Happened Never Forget Your Face Clients Bruises Good God

Author:Vidal Sassoon

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