“Incidentally, the next time some war-mongering wise-ass tries to tell you that one reason we're in the Middle East is to enhance the civil rights and social equality of women, remind them that we very enthusiastically destroyed the most secular country over there, where women could dress as they liked, have good jobs, be literate, and vote.” TryingWarCountryReasonJobsNextSocialWiseRightsMiddleVoteDressesEastAssCivil RightsDestroyedMiddle EastSecularNext TimeGood JobSocial EqualityWise Ass Author:L. Neil Smith
“Disco satisfied social as well as musical needs. Disco people got to dress up all the time and go to places ... where everybody sort of 'looked good' - and later, after an evening of chemical alteration, everybody looked even better, and the next thing they knew, they were getting The Blox Job. Punk, in the late seventies, purported to be a rebellion against this sort of silly behavior. Maniac bands started thrashing away in dingy little places with no decor, developing their own silly behavior. ... New wave evolved from punk, basically, by sterilizing its own safety pin.” PeopleNeedsWellsLittlesJobsNextSocialBandBehaviorLateDressesSafetyMusicalWaveSillySatisfiedEveningDevelopingRebellionChemicalsPunkSeventiesPinsDiscoManiacsAlterationsDecorSafety Pins Author:Frank Zappa
“Look, in particular, at the people who, like you, are making average incomes for doing average jobs- bank vice presidents, insurance salesmen, auditors, secretaries of defense- and you'll realie they all dress the same way, essentially the way the mannequins in the Sears menswear department dress. Now look at the real successes, the people who make a lot more money than you- Elton John, Captain Kangaroo, anybody from Saudi Arabia, Big Bird, and so on. They all dress funny- and they all succeed.” PeopleWayLooksRealBigsJobsPresidentParticularLike YouSucceedBirdDressesAverageVicesDefenseIncomeDepartmentMore MoneySecretaryCaptainsSalesmanArabiaSaudi ArabiaSaudisVice PresidentReal SuccessSearsKangaroosAuditorsBig Bird Author:Dave Barry
“I am a perfectionist. This job is a total ego thing in a way. To be a designer and say, 'This is the way they should dress; this is the way their homes should look; this is the way the world should be.' But then, that's the goal: world domination through style.” WorldWayShouldLooksHomeJobsGoalStyleEgoDressesDesignerDominationPerfectionistWorld Domination Author:Tom Ford
“I still have every record company sending every new, hot track to me, to do music videos, so I'm chained by the foot to pop culture. I still know what kids dress like and speak like, and I still hang out with them. It's just the nature of my day job. I am a freak of nature that has to understand them.” KnowsStillsKidsJobsCultureSpeakCompanyRecordsFeetHotDressesTrackPopsVideoHanging OutFreakPop CultureRecord CompaniesChainedDay Jobs Author:Joseph M. Kahn
“Half the fun is getting to play dress-up and imagine what it's like to be this other person. If you're not excited about a part where you get to use your imagination, then what's the point in doing it? It'll be just another job. Also, Director Michael Pressman and I see eye-to-eye with Marie.” IfsPersonsPlayUseEyeJobsFunImaginationHalfImagineDirectorsDressesExcitedMarie Author:Zoe Kazan
“My job requires me to put on a little dress and run around the streets of New York in heels. But I also had the financial means to hire a yoga teacher to come to my house while my sitter watched the newborn. For 95 percent of the world, that's not realistic.” WorldMeanLittlesRunningJobsHouseTeacherStreetsNew YorkPercentYogaDressesFinancialRealisticHeelsNewbornYoga Teachers Author:Sarah Jessica Parker
“I am an American man, and in America, we still think of figure skaters as little girls in pretty, sparkly dresses - I worked very hard to change the perception and image of figure skating, and I think I've done a great job on my end, but in figure skating, taste needs to evolve.” ThinkingMenNeedsLittlesStillsEndsHardDoneJobsAmericaGirlFiguresTastePerceptionDressesEvolveSkatingGreat JobFigure SkatingSkater Author:Johnny Weir
“I've got my ideal job. I like to sing, I like to dance, I like to bang drums and dress up, and someone pays me - it's incredible.” JobsPayIdealsDressesIncrediblesBangs Author:Florence Welch
“The clock struck eleven and cat the vampire huntress was on the loose, except my battle armor was a push-up bra, curled hair, and a short dress. Yeah, it was a dirty job, but I was going to do it. Come one, come all, bloodsuckers! Bar’s open!” JobsHairBattleCatDressesYeahBarsVampireClockDirtyElevenArmorBrasPush UpsHuntressBloodsuckersDirty Jobs Author:Jeaniene Frost
“Historical Re-creation, he thought glumly, as they picked their way across, under, over or through the boulders and insect-buzzing heaps of splintered timber, with streamlets running everywhere. Only we do it with people dressing up and running around with blunt weapons, and people selling hot dogs, and the girls all miserable because they can only dress up as wenches, wenching being the only job available to women in the olden days.” PeopleWayRunningJobsGirlDogCreationWeaponsHotDressesHistoricalAvailableSellingMiserableHobbiesInsectsDressingsBluntDressing UpHot DogTimberBouldersOlden DaysWenches Author:Terry Pratchett
“There's always a 'but' when it comes to jobs. Like, I love my job but my colleagues are first-rate, but...a couple of them like to dress like superheroes on the weekend and I can't help but wonder if they're nuts." - Logan” IfsFirstsI CanHelpingJobsWonderCoupleDressesRateNutsWeekendColleaguesSuperhero Author:Nicholas Sparks
“To us, your power comes from one simple thing: you’re a woman, and we men will do anything humanly possible to impress you so that, ultimately, we can be with you. You’re the driving force behind why we wake up every day. Men go out and get jobs and hustle to make money because of women. We drive fancy cars because of women. We dress nice, put on cologne, get haircuts and try to look all shiny and new for you. We do all of this because the more our game is stepped up, the more of you we get. You’re the ultimate prize to us.” MenTryingLooksJobsGamesForceSimpleBehindsNiceCarUltimateWake UpDressesDrivingMaking MoneyFancyPrizeImpressSimple ThingsHustleHaircutsDriving ForceCologneFancy Cars Author:Steve Harvey
“You have to do what you love to do, not get stuck in that comfort zone of a regular job. Life is not a dress rehearsal. This is it.” LifeInspirationalJobsLife IsGoalComfortDressesStuckZoneComfort ZoneRehearsalWhat You LoveCareer Change Author:Lucinda Bassett
“I wouldnt call acting a job - its a pleasure. I love getting to play different characters, getting to play dress up, and getting paid for it.” DifferentPlayCharacterJobsPleasureActingPaidDressesDifferent Characters Author:Rooney Mara
“Being an actor is looked at like a prolonged game of dress-up. America puts movie stars on pedestals. In college, it's the flip side. I sometimes have to justify my job to my professors because they're focused on intellect and ideas.” IdeasSometimesJobsAmericaActorsGamesStarsSidesCollegeDressesIntellectFocusedJustifyProfessorsMovie StarFlipPedestal Author:Julia Stiles
“Everything I do is unfabulous. Im the most normal person. I love walking everywhere, and going to hole-in-the-wall places, like nail shops, because they do the best job. And I go to vintage stores rather than high-end boutiques, because I like to dress different from other people.” PeoplePersonsDifferentEndsJobsWallWalkingNormalDressesStoresHolesShopsNailsDo The BestVintageBest Job Author:Ashley Benson
“I mean, I have a great job. I get to dress up and become somebody else, especially when it's someone like Legolas, who's this super-cool kind of otherworldly elf. It's, like, I'm lucky, man, so why would I not appreciate that?” MenKindMeanJobsLuckyAppreciateDressesGreat JobLucky ManSuper Cool Author:Orlando Bloom
“Much of what is euphemistically known as the middle class, merely because it dresses up to go to work, is now reduced to proletarian conditions of existence. Many white-collar jobs require no more skill and pay even less than blue-collar jobs, conferring little status or security.” LittlesJobsWhitePayExistenceKnownClassMiddleConditionsSecuritySkillsDressesBlueMiddle ClassCollarsBlue CollarWhite Collar Book:The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in an Age of Diminishing Expectations Source: The Culture of Narcissism: American Life in an Age of Diminishing Expectations