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Quotes About Footwear

Some of the greatest stars in the history of football have been under contract with Puma.
~ Jochen Zeitz
I think the secret of my light, quick, foot strike is related to the fact that I have fragile feet.
~ Frank Shorter
It occurred to me that tight boots are one of Earth's great good fortunes because, by pinching our feet, they then afford us the pleasure of taking them off.
~ Machado de Assis
Then I pondered the fact that tight boots are one of the best bits of good fortune on earth, because by making one's feet hurt they give occasion to the pleasure of taking them off. Punish your feet, wretch, then unpunish them and there you have cheap happiness, at the mercy of shoemakers and worthy of Epicurus.'' The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas- Machado de Asis
~ Machado de Assis
shoelace caught in an escalator.
~ Andy Griffiths
I think I owe my life to cork soles.
~ Anthony Trollope
Always, in all circumstances, wear comfortable shoes. You never know when you may have to run for your life.
~ Callie Khouri
A person who goes for the morning walk in sleepers is likely to grasp the insightful things better on a sensitive-cum-sensible matter than one who goes for the walk with the shoes put on.
~ Anuj Somany
It fills me with a weird rage to wear shoes that make me not able to walk easily or run if I had to. It feeds into this whole 'war on women' thing in my head.
~ Sarah Silverman
The only shoes that look futuristic are Crocs, but they would be terrible to use in a futuristic movie.
~ Olivier Theyskens
I don't wear shoes that are going to give me any pain. I just cannot do that.
~ Sheila Heti
A great gladiator sandal is always comfortable but can dress something up.
~ Whitney Port
In my career, I've never seen someone score a goal without shoes.
~ Pavel Nedved
One of the good things about losing your feet is I can wear all the pointy shoes I want, and it doesn't hurt anymore. I can wear shoes just for fashion now.
~ Tammy Duckworth
I still love Birkenstocks. I just think they are the most comfortable things; I even wear them in winter sometimes.
~ John Rocha
Short boots are cool, in my humble opinion. They say, 'Hey! Winter is over, but summer hasn't yet arrived - so enjoy this halfway point!'
~ Rachel Nichols
Nike Air Zooms are what I usually run in. In the kitchen, I wear a beaten-up pair of Converse All-Stars in winter and Keds in summer.
~ Christina Tosi
Seasons are really annoying. You get a really great pair of shoes or a beautiful pair of boots, and then you try to get them again four months later, and they say, 'Oh no, that was last season.'
~ Daphne Guinness
When I came off the boat I was very proud of the thick calluses which had developed on my feet. But now, I am struggling to get into my favourite high heels which is a shame, as I have so many.
~ Pamela Stephenson
Take me to your trees. Take me to your breakfasts, your sunsets, your bad dreams, your shoes, your nouns. Take me to your fingers.
~ Margaret Atwood
I noted that he had a new type of sandal to go with his clothes—they had a special strap circling the big toe, and another for the rest of the toes. Around the soles, gilded lotuses were painted directly on the leather.
~ Margaret George
I spend most of my time wearing uncomfortable things, so for me, it's all about trainers.
~ Cara Delevingne
I hate wearing trousers and shoes. I wear jeans and sneakers most of the time.
~ Mark Webber
My dad got me my first pair of boots. It was a big occasion for us to go to the shopping centre. It was an exciting time to make sure you got the right ones.
~ Peter Crouch