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Quotes About Formal

We have a rich and vibrant partner ecosystem with several thousand formal business partners. Some of them are very large companies that we collaborate with in many ways.
~ Jack Dangermond
I kicked him in the head with my rented formal shoes. My shoe went flying off, which I was pretty sure never happened to James Bond. The
~ Jim Butcher
When it comes to giving advice, never do so unless you've first received a request in writing, signed by a lawyer.
~ Marshall B. Rosenberg
In the future, my communications with the public and with the markets will be entirely through regular and formal channels.
~ Ben Bernanke
saddle, brushes down my gown, hands me my hat
~ Philippa Gregory
Says the girl dressed up in formal Goth mourning, Shane said. Seriously, who buys a black lace veil? You keep that on hand for special occasions, like prom and kid's birthdays?
~ Rachel Caine
Vain of his hair, which was blond and thick, he didn't commonly wear a wig, choosing instead to bind and powder his own for formal occasions. The present occasion wasn't formal in the least. With the advent of freshwater aboard, Tom had insisted upon washing Grey's hair that morning, and it was still spread loose upon his shoulders, though it had long since dried.
~ Diana Gabaldon
There was my acquaintance from the Porpoise; Lord John's blond hair was hidden under a formal wig tonight, but I recognized the fine, clear features and slight, muscular body at once. He stood a little apart from the other dignitaries, alone. Rumor had it that his wife had refused to leave England to accompany him to this posting.
~ Diana Gabaldon
He took my arm, and bowed formally. "And may I have the pleasure to present to you my wife, Claire?" he said aloud, shifting effortlessly into French. "Claire?" The Governor looked wildly at me. "Claire?" "Er, yes," I said, hoping he wasn't going to faint. He looked very much as though he might, though I had no idea why the revelation of my Christian name ought to affect him so strongly.
~ Diana Gabaldon
Mr. Farquard Campbell," the butler said quietly, and stood back against the wall.
~ Diana Gabaldon
Captain Leonard introduced me briefly to Mr. Overholt, the
~ Diana Gabaldon
It's great to have something to dress up for. You know, I spent three years in slacks at drama school, so now I like putting a dress on.
~ Lupita Nyong'o
As soon as someone is coming from New York, I automatically think I have to get dressed up.
~ Susan Isaacs
After great pain, a formal feeling comes. The Nerves sit ceremonious, like Tombs. – Emily Dickinson
~ Inglath Cooper
In addition there is the fact that this girl's application in drawing seashells denotes in her a search for formal perfection which the world can and therefore must attain; I, on the contrary, have been convinced for some time that perfection is not produced except marginally and by chance; Therefore it deserves no interest at all, the true nature of things being revealed only in disintegration.
~ Italo Calvino
The public is indoctrinated to believe that skills are valuable and reliable only if they are the result of formal schooling.
~ Ivan Illich
Mr. Burke explained the rules of the duel to everybody.
~ Dan Gutman
Suits are looked at more now as a business thing which is kind of a shame. If you're not wearing it just for work, you should try and trick it up a bit.
~ Daniel Craig
I come from a small village and have had no formal training in music or any classes from the masters of Indian classical music.
~ Ilaiyaraaja
It can be a living hell to go through endless campus investigations. I've seen this go down, and there really is no winning once the accusation is made, even if the process provides formal vindication.
~ Jared Polis
In addition to changes in the meanings of English words, we find differences in what linguists call "register," such as how formal language differs from informal, spoken from written, casual from stiff, etc. (We
~ Unknown
I owe the little formal education I got to my drama teacher, Mr. Pickett, who got us to read Shakespeare, Moliere, and other classics.
~ Dennis Quaid
Doras II was a somewhat absentminded king, It is said, when Death came to summon him, Doras granted Death the usual formal audience and then dismissed him from his presence. Death was too embarrassed to return until many years later- Ka'a Orto'o, Gnomic Utterances
~ Diana Wynne Jones
The union with Christ which produces no effect on heart and life is a mere formal union, which is worthless before God. The faith which has not a sanctifying influence on the character is no better than the faith of devils.
~ J.C. Ryle