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“She's accompanied, as always, by her pudgy French bulldog Mr. Butters, who wags his little stub of a tail when he sees me. He's wearing a bow tie today that is festooned with lilac satin stripes. They contrast nicely with his pale gold and cream coloring.”

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Book:A Sprinkle of Sweet Serendipity

Source: A Sprinkle of Sweet Serendipity

“To its devotees the bowtie suggests iconoclasm of an Old World sort, a fusty adherence to a contrarian point of view. The bowtie hints at intellectualism, real or feigned, and sometimes suggests technical acumen, perhaps because it is so hard to tie. BowTies are worn by magicians, country doctors, lawyers and professors and by people hoping to look like the above. But perhaps most of all, wearing a bow tie is a way of broadcasting an aggressive lack of concern for what other people think.”

“I never go black tie. I never grew up wearing ties or bow ties or anything.”

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Author:Theophilus London

“There's four main pillars to the bow tie - self-representation, service, collaboration and critical thought. You have to understand how to represent yourself and critically understand how to collaborate and serve others.”

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Author:Dhani Jones

“I was a show-off as a kid. I was wearing bow ties and matching coloured trousers.”

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Author:Mika

“I like a basic uniform for guys. Steve Jobs is my fashion icon, because he wears the same outfit every day. If you always wear the same thing, you make a statement. Then put a bow tie on and really stand out.”

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Author:Dhani Jones

“I was so happy with my bow ties from the last kickstarted project that I'm back for more.”

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Author:Mike Mills

“People look at you differently if you wear a bow tie, as opposed to a necktie.”

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Author:Dhani Jones

“Cowboy boots with a suit? You're a rough, tough businessman. Chaps with a bow tie? You're in the rough, tough man business.”

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Author:Dana Gould

“When you wear a bow tie, doors open for you. Your posture is a little more erect; your shoulders are a little further back; your style is a little more dynamic. It's about the reestablishment of the gentleman.”

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Author:Dhani Jones

“When I was 13, I kind of got into the punk scene. I realized it was easier to wear a pair of combat boots and jeans and a beat-up T-shirt. I think of it as a uniform: Ya know, if you're a Maytag man, you put on your bow tie. I still have T-shirts from when I was that age.”

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Author:Justin Theroux

“You expect a basketball player to come with a white button-down, Balmain jeans, and Balenciagas. You expect that. But when I come with an extended button-down, camos, no socks, Louboutins that have spikes on them, and a bow tie with diamonds, you'll be like, "What? Who dressed him?"”

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Author:Iman Shumpert

“I was born with this bow tie made of celluloid on my collar.”

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Author:Sergio Leone

“My father was a very good Boy Scout. He was very skilled with knots, and he showed me how to tie a bow tie.”

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Author:Bill Nye

“Even now, I'm very superstitious, in silly ways. I always put my left boot on first. Or on set, I always tie my bow tie from right to left.”

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Author:Matt Smith

“It was my friend Frank, a writer in San Francisco, who finally set me straight. When asked about my new look he put down his fork and stared at me for a few moments. "A bow tie announces to the world you can no longer get an erection."”

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Author:David Sedaris

“The cat, covered in dust and standing on its hind legs, bowed to Margarita. Round its neck it was now wearing a made-up white bow tie on an elastic band, with a pair of ladies’ mother-of-pearl binoculars hanging on a cord. It had also gilded its whiskers.”

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Book:The master and Margarita [by] Mikhail Bulgakov

Source: The master and Margarita [by] Mikhail Bulgakov

“See the bowtie? I wear it and I don't care. That's why it's cool.”

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Author:Steven Moffat

“What we used to say was whoever had the bow tie got to lead the band. There was never any jealousy.”

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Author:Pete Fountain

“Well what I would really like is a bunch of little n***ers to wear long-sleeve white shirts, black shorts and black bow ties. You know, in the Shirley Temple days, they used to tap dance around. Now, that would be a true Southern wedding wouldn't it? But we can't do that because the media would be on me about that.”

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Author:Paula Deen

“As a southern man, there's two things I'm definitely not scared of: bow ties and white pants.”

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Author:Justin Townes Earle

“Just because you wear a bow tie doesn't mean you're a nerd.”

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Author:Dhani Jones

“When you wear a bow tie, doors open for you.”

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Author:Dhani Jones

“Wearing a bow tie is a statement. Almost an act of defiance.”

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Author:Rick Kaplan

“I was a 'Laurel and Hardy' nut. I got to know Laurel at the end of his life, and it was a great thrill for me. He left me his bow tie and derby and told me that if they ever made a movie about him, he'd want me to play him.”

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Author:Dick Van Dyke

“A gentleman can never have too many bow ties.”

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Author:Justin Timberlake

“Read about a few men who wear (or wore) bow ties as an act of defiance, and check out a tie that makes a strong statement. Bow ties are cool.”

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Author:Matt Smith

“Conducting" is when you draw "designs" in the nowhere-with a stick, or with your hands-which are interpreted as "instructional messages" by guys wearing bow ties who wish they were fishing.”

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Book:Real Frank Zappa Book

Source: Real Frank Zappa Book

“I was at a party, and some squiggly looking dude with a bow tie came up and said, 'How'd you like to be on TV?' Turns out he was the programming guy at the Food Network. They had me come into the office, and I did a 'Ready, Set, Cook' with Emeril Lagasse, I believe.”

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Author:Mario Batali