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Quotes About Elegance

I believe that true beauty of chess is more than enough to satisfy all possible demands.
~ Alexander Alekhine
I think the saying that diamonds are a girl's best friend can't be truer. Which girl doesn't love diamonds?
~ Aditi Rao Hydari
'GQ,' you've been patiently and stylishly educating me forever. To be truly stylish, you have to be kind and courteous.
~ Douglas Booth
Less is more. I truly believe in buying a few pieces with better construction.
~ Stacy London
I need something truly beautiful to look at in hotel rooms.
~ Vivien Leigh
Elves are like trees, grounded and focused from the trunk down but graceful and agile on top.
~ Orlando Bloom
When dancing for mass numbers, you can throw your hands and legs anywhere, but contemporary dance is a whole different ball game. Every move has to be pointed, graceful and must look elegant. It's not easy trust me, but is a lot of fun nevertheless.
~ Amyra Dastur
Baltimore is one of the most beautiful towns, really. And trust me, I don't say that about every place. There is just something so quaint, old and beautiful about this place.
~ Polly Bergen
I always wear beige, black or white. For one thing I look good in them. For another, when I'm beside a star at a fitting, and she looks into the mirror, I don't want to be competing in any way.
~ Edith Head
Many a woman will pass for elegant in a ballroom, or even at a court drawing room, whose want of true breeding would become evident in a chosen company.
~ Julia Ward Howe
If mathematics is to be understood widely, we need to emphasise its elegance and its applications. Sometimes it seems that universities want to emphasise how difficult it is!
~ Johnny Ball
Jewelry should not upstage you. I pick one hot point on my body that I'm going to highlight. Let one area do the singing - you don't want to hear three songs at once.
~ Padma Lakshmi
Complexity is not a goal. I don't want to be remembered as an engineer of complex systems.
~ David Parnas
We're dealing with sophisticated customers. What's most important to these women is individuality. I have to create things she'll want to wear, no matter who she is.
~ Oscar de la Renta
I am not interested in shock tactics. I just want to make beautiful clothes.
~ Oscar de la Renta
When I was out of favor and people didn't want that type of boot, flats, or high heels with the elegant, dainty things, it gave me much more energy.
~ Manolo Blahnik
My approach to jewelry has always been to keep it very simple, but if you want to wear something, make sure it is exquisite and lovely and will stand out.
~ Sophie Cookson
The short amount of time I'm out on the runway is like going on a rollercoaster. It's such a happy, exciting feeling. I'm more like a racehorse ready to go - I just want to get out there.
~ Erin Heatherton
I've tried to find a new elegance. It's not easy because people want to be shocked. They want explosive fashion. But explosions don't last, they disappear immediately and leave nothing but ashes.
~ Giorgio Armani
That's the mistake women make - you shouldn't see your makeup. We don't want to look like we've made an effort.
~ Lauren Hutton
In a small space, you want to keep the bedding as simple as possible so it looks clean, calm and collected.
~ Nate Berkus
To be beautiful is enough! if a woman can do that well who should demand more from her? You don't want a rose to sing.
~ William Makepeace Thackeray
I like to look put together without trying too hard. I don't want to look as if God's made another rainbow - I prefer muted, autumnal colours, like most fading redheads.
~ Anne Robinson
I appreciate photographs which celebrate harmony. I don't particularly want to look at chaos. I see enough of that at home.
~ Bill Jay