Quotes About Sophistication

I can see you is not born last week.

A man does not rise to become the Queen's butler unless he is gifted with extraordinary ingenuity, adaptability, versatility, dexterity, cunning, sophistication, sagacity, discretion, and a host of other talents than neither you nor I possess. Mr Tibbs had them all.

A Mike no le importaba perder con tal de demostrar que su vino era lo bastante bueno para ser reconocido, y Pratt , por su parte, parecía encontrar un placer solemne y contenido en desplegar sus conocimientos.

Everything was elegant and cool, including Frederics, who was slicker than the path to hell.

Susan came down the hall in a white dress that fit her well. She looked like she was receiving an Academy Award for stunningness. I

He had on a red sleeveless jumpsuit, black shirt with bell sleeves, high-heeled black patent leather boots with black laces. A full-length black leather trench coat hung open.

O'Mara sat back down and crossed his legs effortlessly. His freshly creased slacks were the color of butterscotch. His wing-tipped loafers were burgundy. He wore no socks. He had on a starched white shirt, open at the throat, and a blue blazer with brass buttons. My clothes must never fit that well, I thought. I'd be overwhelmed with sexual opportunities, and never get any work done. I promised myself to be careful.

She was sleek and stylish, every hair in place, slim and elegant. When preparing meals in the kitchen or baking a cake, she never appeared disheveled, never a dab of flour on her face. Even her aprons were stylish, not merely to protect her from spills or splashes. They matched whatever she was wearing.

Video cams set up on a little platform at the rear of a place that might be called a grand ballroom if you thought small.

It also demonstrated that far from being an impediment, knowledge is an asset to feminine charm.

If there is any instrument you must fall in love with and fetishize, it is the human brain—the most miraculous, awe-inspiring, information-processing tool devised in the known universe, with a complexity we can't even begin to fathom, and with dimensional powers that far outstrip any piece of technology in sophistication and usefulness.

I accompanied them, without any feeling of false delicacy. The world, as known to me, was spread with food each several mid-day, and the particular table one sat at seemed a matter of no importance. The palace was very sumptuous and beautiful, just what a palace ought to be; and we were met by a stately lady, rather more grownup than the Princess—apparently her mother.

With all the conveniences and clean simplicity we lived in, people had lost a lot of polish.

Let complication thrive.

Wo ein Gebildeter weilt, kann keine Rohheit aufkommen.

I think you are just like this house, Evangeline. Rich and fine on the outside, but no one's got a clue what's going on inside.

Oh, French is my favorite language. Ask fucking anybody.

I composed it myself! said the Fiddler Crab. But it's highly classical, I admit. All really great music is an acquired taste.

One can be sophisticated and believe in God. Reason and intellect are not to be laid aside where matters of religion are concerned.

Tobacco is the opiate of the gentleman, the religion of the rich.

The only Romantic thing left in life is a hat.

Reliable information about who could be trusted meant that small bands could expand into larger bands, and Sapiens could develop tighter and more sophisticated types of cooperation.

We must never confuse elegance with snobbery

Fashions fade, style is eternal.