Quotes About Practicality

It is not paradox to say that in our most theoretical moods we may be nearest to our most practical applications

I never leave the house with just one knife. Seriously. Do I look like a one-knife kind of girl?

The only reason I ever put on a chef's coat is because it's mandatory in a kitchen. I mean, why would anyone want to wear an uncomfortable double-breasted jacket when you could be in a T-shirt?

The best tool for any task is the one that you'll actually use.

Pour la plupart des gens, aimer est un détail de l'existence, au même titre que le sport, les vacances, les spectacles. L'amour a intérêt à être pratique, à cadrer avec la vie que l'on s'est choisie.

Your hair doesn't need to be washed every day any more than your black pants have to be dry-cleaned every time you wear them.

I like to wear things that don't need ironing. It seems a fundamental design flaw when clothing needs ironing. There are loads of fabrics these days that don't need ironing, so I stick to those.

I make clothes people can wear; I don't make art.

I wear tennis shoes over and over again, and my black jacket. I always try to be comfortable. It's very important to me to wear comfortable shoes, which are hard to find - beautiful and comfortable at the same time.

I don't wear a lot of high heels.

I mean, first of all, let me say whichever superhero first came up with the idea of wearing a cape, he wasn't really onto anything good. The number of times I'm treading on that damn thing or I throw a punch and it ends up covering my whole head. It's really not practical.

As a designer, you have to solve a lot of problems. Even though people are wearing clothes that are supposed to look beautiful, they'll have to do all kinds of things.

I'm amazed when I see mothers wearing high heels. If your kids run off you can't run after them.

If I find a good pair of jeans, I'll buy two, and get them hemmed to my height, and then I'll end up wearing those two for everything.

No one wears high heels all day, every day.

I used to love to create outfits, and I still do - I just don't have the time. How can you wear one thing and never wear it again? Even my wedding dress - I had a dress made that I could wear again. I'm a child of the depression, so I'm very, very practical.

It's better not to wear too much jewellery - just a couple of nice things, nothing too rattly - and stick to kitten heels or flats. Women let themselves down with tall heels. I think they're kind of vulgar. I see women sinking into grass at outdoor parties or tiptoeing over gravel at weddings. It's silly. You need to be practical.

I wash my hair once a week. You can do that. I swear. My sister-in-law and all of my friends were like, 'I can't do that. It sounds gross.' Once you train your hair, it will do whatever you want it to do. And on day seven when it's too oily, you just put it in a ponytail.

If I displayed this cup, I might look at it once or twice a week. By using it, I get pleasure from it continually.

My policy is to do the least amount to get by.

Business leaders should show what our political leaders seem to lack - that is, a common-sense view of the times.

I fly economy. I do often fly first class, but I don't travel with a posse, or bodyguard, or an assistant.

Folding in is better than folding out. Folding out is cool, and it looks potentially better... but I don't think that's the way to use a folding phone.

It's not an easy job to think creatively and then also have to think logistically.