Latest Tim Gunn Quotes from Interviews

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• Things are recalibrated according to new perspectives and perceptions. It's fascinating to me.

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  Perspective, Perception, Fascinating

  "Tim Gunn on interviewing Dolly Parton and going to Woodstock in penny loafers". Interview with Marah Eakin, www.avclub.com. September 14, 2016.

• I really believe things happen for a reason, and sometimes that reason isn't revealed until much much, much, much later.

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  Believe, Sometimes, Reason

  "Tim Gunn on interviewing Dolly Parton and going to Woodstock in penny loafers". Interview with Marah Eakin, www.avclub.com. September 14, 2016.

• I'm much more of a Leo than I am a Cancer.

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  Cancer

  "Tim Gunn on interviewing Dolly Parton and going to Woodstock in penny loafers". Interview with Marah Eakin, www.avclub.com. September 14, 2016.

• I'm making the assumption that after Mrs. Obama leaves the White House that she will continue all of her work toward improving education in this nation and childhood health.

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  White, House, Childhood

  Source: www.avclub.com

• I'm so lucky. I've met a lot of famous people.

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  People, Lucky, Mets

  "Tim Gunn on interviewing Dolly Parton and going to Woodstock in penny loafers". Interview with Marah Eakin, www.avclub.com. September 14, 2016.

• I guess the most famous person I was so extremely exhilarated by being with - and actually sat next to her at a luncheon at the White House - was Mrs. Obama.

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  White, House, Next

  "Tim Gunn on interviewing Dolly Parton and going to Woodstock in penny loafers". Interview with Marah Eakin, www.avclub.com. September 14, 2016.

• What's important to a fashion designer? It's much more than learning how to make clothes. In fact, that merely makes you a dressmaker. It doesn't make you into a fashion designer.

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  Fashion, Clothes, Important

  "Tim Gunn on interviewing Dolly Parton and going to Woodstock in penny loafers". Interview with Marah Eakin, www.avclub.com. September 14, 2016.

• I grew up with an absolutely horrible, debilitating stutter, and it was what caused me to retreat into myself and caused me to have very few friends and not want to socialize, and it made me absolutely terrified of giving reports in school. It was awful. It wasn't until I was 19 that I had intensive speech therapy. I had it for two years and it really helped, though I will say when I'm tired, the stutter comes out, even now.

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  School, Tired, Years

  "Tim Gunn on interviewing Dolly Parton and going to Woodstock in penny loafers". Interview with Marah Eakin,, www.avclub.com. September 14, 2016.

• I've never said I'm a fashion designer.

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  Fashion, Designer, Fashion Designer

  "Tim Gunn on interviewing Dolly Parton and going to Woodstock in penny loafers". Interview with Marah Eakin, www.avclub.com. September 14, 2016.

• As I continue to mature and navigate the world, there are so many myths that are dispelled for me.

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  World, Mature, Myth

  "Tim Gunn on interviewing Dolly Parton and going to Woodstock in penny loafers". Interview with Marah Eakin, www.avclub.com. September 14, 2016.

• I'm frequently introduced as a fashion designer, and I quickly say I'm not, and instantly people are incredibly disappointed and think that I'm some sort of charlatan who's been perpetuating this falsehood.

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  Fashion, Thinking, People

  "Tim Gunn on interviewing Dolly Parton and going to Woodstock in penny loafers". Interview with Marah Eakin, www.avclub.com. September 14, 2016.

• I love the history of the sport, I love the culture that surrounds it, and I never dreamed I'd become a fanatic. I'm such a fanatic now that I'm committed to competing.

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  Sports, Culture, Committed

  "Tim Gunn on interviewing Dolly Parton and going to Woodstock in penny loafers". Interview with Marah Eakin, www.avclub.com. September 14, 2016.

• It's man's impact on our world that appeals to me more than just nature running wild.

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  Running, Men, Impact

  "Tim Gunn's guide to globe-trotting". Interview with Doug Miller, www.nbcnews.com. November 14, 2007.

• I pretty much stay true to myself and try to find the good in people and not be snarky.

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  People, Trying, Stay True

  "Gunn dishes on 'Project Runway,' fashion week". "The Most", www.nbcnews.com. September 28, 2006.

• I hate the word "eclectic" .I'm a classicist, and I like comfort. Lots of books, lots of artwork, pieces of family furniture, and newer upholstery.

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  Hate, Book, Comfort

• Whether it's fashion or it's home, it's all about style. The clothes we wear send a message about how we are perceived, and our home does the same thing.

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  Fashion, Home, Clothes

  Reddit AMA, www.reddit.com. Fevruary 11, 2014.

• I have a couple of thousand books in my personal library. Choosing a favorite is next to impossible. But I do love the written word.

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  Couple, Book, Library

  Reddit AMA, www.reddit.com. February 11, 2014.

• When it comes to my vocabulary, I felt a responsibility when I was teaching to raise the bar of conversation in my classroom. And with my own students, I refused to let them use the phrase "I like" or "I don't like" when we were engaged in a critique.

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  Teaching, Responsibility, Vocabulary

  Reddit AMA, www.reddit.com. February 11, 2014.

• We all had to search for more words to describe things.

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  Reddit AMA, www.reddit.com. February 11, 2014.

• I'm constantly reminding myself that the world owes us nothing. We have to make our way and we have to work hard, persevere and make our own way in the world because the world isn't waiting for us, so let's let the world know we are here.

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  Hard Work, Waiting, Way

  Reddit AMA, www.reddit.com. February 11, 2014.

• I love Modern Family but it's among a handful of favorite shows.

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  Modern Family, Modern, Shows

  Reddit AMA, www.reddit.com. February 11, 2014.

• Fashion it's not just about learning how to draw pretty pictures, and how to sew, it's everything that makes up your life.

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  Fashion, Pretty Picture, Draws

• Being a student in an art & design school, that was the moment for me, that was when I began to develop a lot of self-confidence and really come into my own.

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  Art, School, Self Confidence

  Reddit AMA, www.reddit.com. February 11, 2014.

• My advice to the 10 year old daughter is: fashion happens in a context. It's societal, it's cultural, it's historic, it's economic, and it's political. So all of her studies, everything that is happening in the world, all needs to be channeled through her in order to be a good designer.

  Tim Gunn

  Daughter, Fashion, Order

• It was very challenging to mentor the mentors, and yes, you do see more sides of my personality.

  Tim Gunn

  Personality, Challenges, Mentor