Quotes About Sophistication

He carefully maintained the blasé air of one who had been here before and had been incredibly well dressed that time too

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out of it glided ladies in dresses that trailed along in a rustle of silk, men who swept their hats off with the same grandeur with which they swung their canes, liveried servants with impassive expressions, expectant drivers and porters bearing lighted candles.

bottle green Jaguar.

Even the genteel ladies in the high stands opened their delicate throats and pierced the sky with their soprano squealing.

Instead we will see an increase in a sophisticated, nonviolent form of crime: the counterfeiting of credit cards and the manipulation of the computer programs that carry out transfers of monetary credit.

She was like steel. It was in her eyes, and in her voice, and in the fine, shining look of her. From the sparkling ankles to the expensive-crink of a hat. She looked sexy and untouchable, the way they can look if they want. She looked expensive.

I love things that age well - things that don't date, that stand the test of time and that become living examples of the absolute best.

I suppose your security is your success and your key to success is your fine palate.

A cat is an example of sophistication minus civilization.

Can you imagine opening a bottle of champagne with a bottle opener. I can't. It would eliminate half the fun.

Hey yogurt, if you're so cultured, how come I never see you at the opera?

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

because intelligent persons do not attempt to keep abreast with modern fiction. It is probably ascribable to the fact that they enjoy being intelligent, and wish to remain so.

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

I've always been interested in a certain kind of sophistication in children's literature. I loved Roald Dahl; I loved the underlying nastiness of some of his - darkness of his tales.

I love dresses that just skim the body, that suggest what's underneath rather than display it.

It's very flattering to be remembered as a Bond girl with brains and not just for looking good in a bikini. I was a fan of Sophie Marceau in 'The World Is Not Enough.' I think her performance was very underrated.

The fact that something is actually understandable and relatable doesn't mean that it's unsophisticated or banal. It just means that it's crystal-clear. And if you can't explain it, that doesn't necessarily mean it's so brilliant that ordinary mortals can't fathom it. It might just mean that it makes no sense.

Glamour to me is about remaining graceful and understated.

The Stockholm street style is distinctive, with ensembles that exemplify the city's understated elegance.

Whether you are sixteen or over sixty, remember, understatement is the rule of a fine makeup artist.

We look our best in subdued colors, sophisticated cuts, and a general air of sleek understatement.

You want to be understood by the sophisticated few but you also have to be more loud somehow, otherwise your message doesn't go through.