Quotes About Style

In composing, as a general rule, run your pen through every other word you have written; you have no idea what vigour it will give your style.

In dress, seek the middle between foppery and shabbiness.

I have heard with admiring submission the experience of the lady who declared that "the sense of being perfectly well-dressed gives a feeling of inward tranquility which religion is powerless to bestow."

All dress is fancy dress, is it not, except our natural skins?

A handsome shoe often pinches the foot.

One should either be a work of Art, or wear a work of Art.

It's not what you wear — it's how you take it off.

My jeans say "No more chocolate chip cookies!" But my leggings say "Brrring it on!"

I'm silently judging your font choice.

Arial — Helvetica's weird, ugly cousin.

Her hair was the gold of gold paintings and had been fussed with just enough but not too much.

I submit that style, too, is an answer to a common want; but not so much to formulated problems as to felt difficulties of an emotional kind. . . . Style is fundamentally a pose, a stance, at times a self delusion, by which the people of any period meet the particular dilemmas of their day.

The opening sentence alone contained thirty-six words—monstrous

Strong, pure, and happy thoughts build up the body in vigour and style. The body is a sensitive and plastic tool, which responds quite simply to the thoughts through which it's miles impressed, and conduct of idea will produce their personal consequences, true or terrible, upon it.

If you would shield your body, defend your thoughts. If you will renew your body, decorate your mind. Thoughts of malice, envy, unhappiness, despondency, rob the body of its health and style. A sour face does no longer come through chance; it's far made with the aid of sour thoughts. Wrinkles that mar are drawn by folly, ardour, and pride.

In other words: master the form you want to operate in, get experience, be willing to be imperfect, and then develop the confidence to play within that form, to develop your own style.

master the form you want to operate in, get experience, be willing to be imperfect, and then develop the confidence to play within that form, to develop your own style.

The function of leadership—the number one responsibility of a leader—is to catalyze a clear and shared vision for the company and to secure commitment to and vigorous pursuit of that vision. As we discussed earlier, this is a universal requirement of leadership, and no matter what your style, you must perform this function.

In classic hedgehog style, Walgreens took this simple concept and implemented it with fanatical consistency.

Future writers hide inside books and snort up the craft by enjoyment. They read and learn structure and style. Their curiosity points them to subject matter.

My uncle, who was a little more flamboyant, always said the guy who dressed the best was Fred Astaire.

Yes, the Masters is too stylish to be an American icon. It's as out of character for Uncle Sam as a McDonald's is for France.

I don't like the way Uncle Junior dresses. He loves it.

You know, my uncle wore a lot of jewelry, a lot of gold chains.