D Quotes
Browse famous quotes beginning with D. This page is a child index of the full Popular Quotes A-Z directory.
“Dress is an index of your contents.”
“Dress is at all times a frivolous distinction, and excessive solicitude about it often destroys its own aim.”
Source: The Jane Austen MEGAPACK TM: All Her Classic Works
“Dress is the great business of all women, and the fixed idea of some.”
“Dress like a gentleman, but my mouth is never civilized.”
“Dress like Britney Spears and think like me, and everything will be fine.”
“Dress loose,take a great deal of exercise ,and be particular about your diet and sleep sound enough,the body has a great effect on the mind.”
“Dress not thy thoughts in too fine a raiment. And be not a man of superfluous words or superfluous deeds.”
“Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman.”
“Dress simply. If you wear a dinner jacket, don't wear anything else on it ... like lunch or dinner.”
Source: Wisdom of the 90s
“Dress suitably in short skirts and sitting boots, leave your jewels and gold wands in the bank, and buy a revolver.”
“Dress the part! Invent and pretend to your heart’s content! Act, sing, and dance while everyone’s watching! The world’s a stage, remember?”
Source: Making Wishes: Quotes, Thoughts, & a Little Poetry for Every Day of the Year
“Dress your best on your execution day. Be extremely courteous to your assistant when you lose money. Try not to blame others for your fate, even if they deserve blame. Never exhibit any self-pity. Do not complain.”
“Dressage is when you put a dress on your horse. It's like putting on drag, but for horses.”
“Dresscodes are for styleless people.”
“Dressed, Armel was a man to be reckoned with. Naked, he was beyond intimidating.”
Source: Cursed By The Crown
“Dressed as a man, her horse unencumbered by anything but the bare necessities, she had the look of a survivor, a fighter, and he respected the hell our of her for it, especially when she slid the pistol out of one of the saddlebags and aimed it at him.”
Source: Passenger
“Dressed in a lemon-colored gown made of cashmere, with sleeves of a silk so thin it was referred to by dressmakers as peau de papillon, or "butterfly skin," Lily was breathtakingly beautiful.”
Source: Dreaming of You
“Dressed in an expensive-looking dark
gray suit, the man was in his early sixties and had the air of one
accustomed to giving orders, not carrying them out.”
Source: Last Seen in Lapaz
“Dressed in black, he reclined in the shell like a huge cat; his burnished hair a pale glory in the lady-light of the moon. The man was, or at least strongly resembled, my dream phantom, Beth Metatronim. He was holding Keea in his arms.”
Source: Burying the Shadow
“Dressed in the lion's skin, the ass spread terror far and wide.”
“Dressed in white, embodying all ages,
I am a figure of a people who lit their way,
across the dark of night into light’s hope.
Right here, right now, I embody
the lasting energy of a people’s heritage.
[Trekking an Age of Light]”
Source: Bare Spirit: The Selected Poems of Susan Marshall
“Dressed that way, he looked almost like any other New Yorker. It was only he nervous shifting of his eyes that hinted at discomfort, but not with the city, nor with being on land. With his own skin. No matter where we went, he never felt at home.
I recognized that feeling. I'd inherited it.”
Source: The Girl from Everywhere
“Dressed up sharply, Seyit kissed his mother's hand, stepped down the stairs and ventured forth to become a rich man. After he had left, Dirmit spread out her books on top of the sewing machine and started to study.”
Source: Sevgili Arsız Ölüm
“Dresses don't look beautiful on hangers.”
Source: Wealth of Words
“Dresses that are truly beautiful are never unfashionable.”
“Dresses won't worn out in the wardrobe, but that is not what dresses are designed for.”
Source: Wealth of Words
“Dresses, I find, are impractical in social situations, but I enjoy wearing them a great deal on stage.”
“Dressing a baby is like putting an octopus into a string bag, making sure none of the arms hang out.”
“Dressing badly has been a refuge much of my life, a way of compelling others to engage with my mind, not my physical presence. Page. 283”
“Dressing down is a crime against humanity.”
Source: Eccentric Glamour: Creating an Insanely More Fabulous You
“Dressing effectively is a kind of excellent manners.”
“Dressing femme to the nines and then hanging on the arm of another woman all night—a fuck-you to straight men—can feel electrifying. And butch confidence, the grit to invert every traditional way a woman is supposed to look is wholly contagious.”
Source: The 2000s Made Me Gay: Essays on Pop Culture
“Dressing for success may sound intimidating, expensive, and a bit vain; however, keep in mind that your presentation creates credibility.”
Source: Selling Simplified
“Dressing for yourself and not a man is definitely something I advocate.”
“Dressing her in grey and white serves no good if the girl
is left to sob. The Freys may not care, but the northmen …
they fear the Dreadfort, but they love the Starks”
“Dressing, I chose the second shirt, the one softened in the mouth of a trained and perfumed albino hippopotamus and made entirely of pigeon's wool, because it goes better with the shoes than the one stitched with baby hair.”
Source: The Gone-Away World
“Dressing in a way that projects authority and confidence can open doors, win over clients, unlock opportunities, forge connections, and propel your career forward.”
Source: The Power Dressers: A Women’s Guide to Professional Style
“Dressing is a matter of taste, and I've met very few Republicans with good taste.”
“Dressing is a pleasure; clothes are not a joke.”
“Dressing is a way of life.”
Source: Catalog of the Exhibition Held at the Costume
“Dressing is a way of life. It brings you joy. It can give you freedom and liberation, help you to find yourself and to move without restraint. Isn't elegance forgetting what one is wearing?”
Source: Catalog of the Exhibition Held at the Costume
“Dressing is like modelling - you can constantly adapt.”
“Dressing like that creates the wrong idea.”
“Oh really?” Wendy narrowed her eyes; John was moving into dangerous territory. “I wasn’t aware that wearing the same shirt you’re wearing was revolutionary.”
“It’s a man’s shirt, Wendy.”
Wendy scoffed. “Surprisingly, I’m aware of that. This was all I could find, so unless you want me to go to dinner naked, I suggest you come to terms with my shirt.”
Source: The Rescue
“Dressing somebody is easier than letting them dress themselves. It takes less time. It's less aggravation." So unless supporting people's capabilities is made a priority, the staff ends up dressing people like they're rag dolls. Gradually, that's how everything begins to go. The tasks come to matter more than the people.”
Source: Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End
“Dressing up is a bore. At a certain age, you decorate yourself to attract the opposite sex, and at a certain age, I did that. But I'm past that age.”
“Dressing up is all about reflecting how I feel.”
“Dressing up is like therapy; I feel better in myself when I've made an effort.”
“Dressing up, for me, is looking like an idiot.”
“Dressing up. People just don't do it anymore. We have to change that.”
“Dressing well is a form of good manners.”