Virginia Postrel Quotes

The elements that create glamour are not specific styles - bias-cut gowns or lacquered furniture - but more general qualities: grace, mystery, transcendence. To the right audience, Halle Berry is more glamorous commanding the elements as Storm in the X-Men movies than she is walking the red carpet in a designer gown.

Virginia Postrel

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: January 14, 1960

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I don't go to things because I want to see violence, I go to things because I want to see them handled well.

Jhonen Vasquez

ViolenceGoWantSeeThingsWell

When my mother was sick, I found myself needing to put down in my journals all sorts of things - to try to understand them, and, I think, to try to remember them.

Meghan O'Rourke

MotherMyselfSickThinkRemember

Parenthood is such a lesson in self-sacrifice.

Angela Kinsey

LessonSelf-SacrificeParenthood

As an actress, you're part of what the director is creating, and as a model, you're representing a designer's vision.

Lou Doillon

VisionYouCreatingDirectorActress

You just have to hope that they'll grant you an interview.

Lisa Guerrero

HopeYouInterviewJustGrant

Things are difficult enough about Iraq without the Federal Government suppressing the truth about Iraq.

Jay Inslee

TruthGovernmentEnoughDifficult

Some people play the piano, some do Sudoku, some watch television, some people go out to dinner parties. I write books.

Boris Johnson

PeopleDinnerTelevisionPlayGo

America has no real idea of the extent to which it abuses its authority and power.

Anohni

PowerAmericaAuthorityRealIdea

I don't mean to be bashful, but I was.

Willie Mays

MeanBashful

Young boys must be taught to play football without leading with or lowering their heads. Young players must be drilled over and over and over with Heads Up Football skills until that skill set becomes muscle memory and second nature.

Peter Berg

NatureFootballMemoryPlaySkill

I mean, I get letters in the mail because I had a heart defect when I was one, I had surgeries and stuff. And so you get these letters in the mail that just, they are crazy, they are just like, yes, well our son is dealing with the same thing and we saw you on TV and I mean it is such a cool thing to inspire and kind of give hope.

Shaun White

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What is the quality of your intent?

Thurgood Marshall

QualityIntentYour

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