Famous Quotes & Sayings

Ethel Waters

I dressed plain, but my partners were always spending more money on clothes than I could afford.

Erma Bombeck

I never leaf through a copy of National Geographic without realizing how lucky we are to live in a society where it is traditional to wear clothes.

Erin Wasson

I shop a lot more for furniture than I do for clothes. I much prefer going to an antique shop full of obscurities.

John Varvatos

I never wanted to be the face of the brand. You haven't seen me in my own ads. You don't see my logo all over my clothes. From the beginning, I wanted the clothes to stand on their own.

In fact, the first week out, my little suitcase with my clothes in it was stolen.

Eva Saint

I tend to love stories about people and not cop shows and violence, special effects. And some of the things I see, I'm not prudish, I'm not Pollyanna, but I thought North by Northwest was as sexy as you can get and we had all our clothes on.

Clothes and courage have much to do with each other.

In times of difficulty, Lafontaine simply takes his clothes off and runs away,

Florence Welch

I've always been attracted to romantic secondhand clothes. But my style developed as I started going to these strange raves where everybody had these very definitive costumes.

Florence Welch

I like to wear clothes that I will wear when I am an old lady.

Henny Youngman

The doctor says to the patient, "Take your clothes off and stick your tongue out the window". "What will that do" asks the patient. The doctor says "I'm mad at my neighbor!".

Cassandra Clare

I borrowed this from Kyle. My other shirt was pretty filthy." "Wow, you're wearing each other's clothes now. That's, like, best friend stuff." "Feeling left out?" said Kyle. "I suppose you want to borrow a black T-shirt too." "As long as everyone's wearing their own pants." "I see have come in on a fascinating moment in the conversation." Eric poked his head through the curtain.

George Eliot

If we use common words on a great occasion, they are the more striking, because they are felt at once to have a particular meaning, like old banners, or everyday clothes, hung up in a sacred place.

George Herbert

Let thy mind's sweetness have its operation upon thy body, clothes, and habitation.

George Herbert

God sends cold according to clothes.

Jessie J

Some of the stage outfits I've got are ridiculous. I'll lay out clothes to pack, and it'll look like Polly Pocket clothing - because it's all stretchy, it's tiny. I don't need a case when I tour; I can fit it all in my handbag.

By 9:45, we had more clothes than we ever dreamed of,

Shakira

But you own the place, Where all my thoughts go hiding, And right under your clothes, Is where I find them.

Erich Maria Remarque

... clothes sometimes gave one more of a lift than any philosophic comforting.

Eric Cantona

I have to wear clothes but I don't like to give an idea of what I am with clothes.

Eoin Colfer

Artemis: How long will it take you to prepare the time spell? N1 chewed his knuckle: About as long as it takes you to take your clothes off. "Aaarrk," Artemis half choked.

Emma Bull

Sometimes, she reflected, she dressed for courage, sometimes for success, and sometimes for the consolation of knowing that whatever else went wrong, at least she liked her clothes.

Eminem

Smacked her so hard I knocked her clothes backwards like Kris Kross.

Greg Giraldo

Gilbert Gottfried is famously cheap. I'm impressed you're here Gilbert. You gotta buy new clothes and take a week off work just to do this. But you showed up. You tightened your belt and you came. You're like David Carradine.

Ginnifer Goodwin

I express myself through clothes, but clothes don't define me.

Ginnifer Goodwin

Costume designers don't care about trends. They appreciate, above so many other qualities, that tailoring is everything, which is a mantra for the way I dress. Ladies: The most important thing in clothing is to find a good, inexpensive tailor, because clothes at the stores are made for bodies that are anomalies.

Gwen Stefani

I'd like to have no rules and eat what I want, but I've learned over the years that I'm so disappointed when I can't wear the clothes I want to wear.

Gwyneth Paltrow

I realised Life is so short and precious, you should do things that make you feel inspired, that push you and teach you something. I'd rather not have a big house, a huge closet of clothes, diamonds and a private plane, and instead a body of work that I'm proud of...

Gwyneth Paltrow

There's a portion of the movie where something bad happens to me, and I lose my clothes along the way, so essentially I'm wearing a bra and trousers. There are certain requirements, but luckily I have a good base because I work out often.

Hinging a regulatory policy on the idea that there's going to be numerous competitors in a marketplace with their own facilities ... it's a great vision to have but I think the emperor's wearing no clothes in this case.

Shirley Manson

I don't really see where I fit into that group, but I'm very flattered. I think, though, all of us women, regardless of how different we are as artists, come from a similar place in terms of how we view our role as a female musician. All of us are pretty feisty. And I think that that's what people identify with. Because there seem to be so few women right now who are interested in having an opinion. Having something to say. Trying to do things a little differently. Refusing to take our clothes off to further our careers.

Jack Kevorkian

I don't enjoy good food. I don't enjoy flashy cars. I don't care if I live in a dump. I don't enjoy good clothes. This is the best I've dressed in months.

Jeremy Hardy

Marriage is like the witness protection programme: you get all new clothes, you live in the suburbs, and you're not allowed to see your friends anymore.