Boots Quotes - Page 16

• But I don't write about sex for today's teenagers. Or Doc Martens boots either. I'm more interested in exploring how exactly the world is run, which doesn't really change that much from one generation to another.

  Nina Bawden

  Running, Sex, Teenager

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• To fairy flutes, As the light advances, In square black boots The cabman dances.

  J. B. Morton

  Squares, Light, Black

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• The way of success is not run with seven league boots but step by step, little by little, bit by bit ... with no exceptions allowed.

  Sterling W Sill

  Success, Running, League

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• Feather-footed through the plashy fen passes the questing vole.'-William Boot

  Evelyn Waugh

  Feathers

  'Scoop' (1938) bk. 1, ch. 1

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• It seems to me that to take a book of mine into his hands is one of the rarest distinctions that anyone can confer upon himself. I even assume that he removes his shoes when he does so-not to speak of boots.

  Friedrich Nietzsche

  Book, Hands, Shoes

  Friedrich Nietzsche (2004). “Why I am So Wise”, p.48, Penguin UK

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• I was quaking in my boots.

  Lynn Hill

  Climbing

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• When ordinary people wake up, elites begin to tremble in their boots.

  Cornel West

  People, Ordinary, Wake Up

  Twitter post from May 27, 2010

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• There's nothing wrong with wearing a hat and cowboy boots if you want to be a country singer. But when you open your mouth, have something new to say. Have your own style.

  Pam Tillis

  Country, Cowboy, Style

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• I am not contain'd between my hat and boots.

  Walt Whitman

  Hats

  Walt Whitman, Ezra Greenspan (2005). “Walt Whitman's "Song of Myself": A Sourcebook and Critical Edition”, p.148, Psychology Press

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• If a man's fortune does not fit him, it is like the shoe in the story; if too large it trips him up, if too small it pinches him.

  Horace

  Men, Shoes, Stories

  "Epistles". Book by Horace, c. 20 BC and 14 BC.

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• I'm a farmer with a mandolin and a high tenor voice.

  Bill Monroe

  Voice, Tenors, Farmers

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• Christopher Robin was sitting outside his door, putting on his Big Boots. As soon as he saw the Big Boots, Pooh knew that an Adventure was going to happen, and he brushed the honey off his nose with the back of his paw, and spruced himself up as well as he could, so as to look ready for Anything.

  A. A. Milne

  Adventure, Doors, Honey

  A. A. Milne (2012). “Winnie-the-Pooh”, p.86, Egmont UK

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• I don't wear bright orange clothes or leopard skin boots, but it was really good fun to play someone that does and have an excuse too!

  Sally Hawkins

  Fun, Play, Clothes

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• A guy's biggest style mistake is definitely trying to look too cool. As long as you've got a good pair of jeans, a good pair of boots and a few good shirts, you're fine.

  Luke Evans

  Mistake, Jeans, Long

  "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I once owned a really, really ugly pair of white leather boots. They were so bad. It was back in the '80s! It was just a really tacky fashion choice when I was in middle school, and I thought it was cool. I'm really embarrassed.

  Jordana Brewster

  Fashion, School, White

  "Jordana Brewster Talks Swimsuits, Reveals Leatherface's Human Side". Interview with Larry Carroll, www.mtv.com. September 29, 2006.

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• Knitwear can play a vital part in layering. The simplicity of a lightweight cardigan makes it one of the best ways to layer outfits. I love granddad cardis for winter, worn over a vintage lace shirt, waistcoat and full skirt with slouchy boots.

  Twiggy

  Winter, Vintage, Play

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• Football became my life at five or six. The earliest memory I have is of playing in my first boots, a pair of black and white Alan Balls. It was 1970, four years after the World Cup, and I scored three goals at school.

  Vinnie Jones

  Football, Memories, School

  "Vinnie Jones: 'It took me 40 years to see a psychologist'"y Megan Conner, www.theguardian.com. October 5, 2013.

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• My signature look is an eighties baby doll dress, combat boots with colorful socks sticking out, and then mounds of jewelry. I love silver and turquoise. I go to Montana every winter, so I hunt around for cool pieces there.

  Zoey Deutch

  Baby, Winter, Signatures

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• Unless I work with Shah Rukh my career cannot be complete. I can't hang my boots till that happens.

  Bipasha Basu

  Careers, Happens, I Can

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• My style is about making things last forever. When you're on a budget, it can be daunting to spend $300 on a pair of boots or a coat. But such basics are the building blocks from which your look is crafted.

  Nina Garcia

  Block, Forever, Style

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• Of course, I will keep myself fit, keep my boots clean and you never know.

  Paul Ince

  Fit, Clean, Courses

  "From Guv'nor to gaffer". Interview with Paolo Bandini, www.theguardian.com. December 1, 2006.

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• My father and Mary Pickford were the reigning stars of not just Hollywood but of the world. Well, to bear my father's name was hard enough, but to work in pictures to boot was pretty foolhardy. In fact, my father was totally against it. He thought I should be off getting a good education and go into some safe profession.

  Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

  Stars, Father, Names

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• Boots in January are always a good look, and some of the cutest ones I've seen lately were designed by Ivanka Trump, who knows a thing or two about style.

  Gayle King

  Two, Style, Looks

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• When I went through Marine boot camp in Paris Island, South Carolina, we actually did have bayonets that we trained with.

  Josh Mandel

  Marine, Islands, Paris

  "Glenn interviews Marco Rubio and Josh Mandel". Interview with Glenn Beck, www.glennbeck.com. November 2, 2012.

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• I can find every jacket under the sun that I like. But I cannot find trousers cut the way I want them. They're all really tight at the bottom. Nobody does a boot cut on a trouser leg. It drives me crazy.

  Jay Kay

  Crazy, Cutting, Doe

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