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Put too many one-size-fits-all jackets on Americans and the place explodes. -- Lamar Alexander
So many of today's programs are about trophies and jackets, and we think that's a big mistake. -- Bobby Orr
Things do not pass for what they are, but for what they seem. Most things are judged by their jackets. -- Baltasar Gracian
Women thrive on novelty and are easy meat for the commerce of fashion. Men prefer old pipes and torn jackets. -- Anthony Burgess
I think every chef, not just in America, but across the world, has a double-edged sword - two jackets, one that's driven, a self-confessed perfectionist, thoroughbred, hate incompetence and switch off the stove, take off the jacket and become a family man. -- Gordon Ramsay
Language fits over experience like a straight-jacket. -- William Golding
Dust jackets are always something of an enigma to me. -- Joyce Carol Oates
Nixon is finding out there are no tails on an Eisenhower jacket. -- Adlai E. Stevenson
I wore a woman's antique fur jacket to my high school junior prom. -- Lance Loud
My girlfriend bought me a down jacket, she said it fit my personality. -- Jay London
A torn jacket is soon mended; but hard words bruise the heart of a child. -- Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
The clue to book jacket photography is to look friendly and approachable, but not too glamorous. -- Antonia Fraser
I'm a bit of lunatic with shoes and jackets and jeans. It's just how I am. -- Graham Coxon
I'm a Hollywood writer, so I put on my sports jacket and take off my brain. -- Ben Hecht
A simple leather jacket... has gotten me through cocktail parties in New York and cold nights in Afghanistan. -- Ronan Farrow
I couldn't deal with playing a character who rides motorcycles and has a leather jacket and is a tough kid, y'know? -- Leonardo DiCaprio
If my closet were burning, it'd be my collection of jackets I would save - they always make me feel pulled-together. -- Nina Garcia
I love shorts in the colder climates, because you can wear them with chunky sweaters and jackets. It's cute and funky. -- Rachel Bilson
I hate the only one of my book jackets when I was made up professionally, my hair made into a smooth bell. -- Antonia Fraser
If I can raise more money for charities, or get more Canadian kids to play golf, the green jacket will mean even more. -- Mike Weir
Tech Jacket shares the same tone as Invincible, but the subject matter is very different. Where Invincible is about perfection, Tech Jacket is about flaws. -- Robert Kirkman
Long hair minimizes the need for barbers; socks can be done without; one leather jacket solves the coat problem for many years; suspenders are superfluous. -- Albert Einstein
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Tailored jackets with jeans is a great look for all ages. Dress up with a heel and pretty shirt, or just wear a smart T-shirt under the jacket. -- Twiggy
I kept having chills. This was in the middle of the summer and I was wearing a sheepskin jacket and I was chilling. I was shaking all over. -- Dick York
I wear the same thing every day. I always pack two black jackets, loads of black T-shirts, loads of white jeans. I feel a little fresh and glamorous and graphic. -- Michael Kors
I see some some of these other guys, and they're wearing the hats and the jackets and saying the words and they're relating and they're picking. But there's something missing. -- Jessi Colter
After a plane or train crash, the National Transportation Safety Board dispatches its experts within two hours. The investigators in their familiar jackets take charge of the scene, secure evidence, follow leads. -- Bill Dedman
I pretty much grew up when punk was big in the UK. The Sex Pistols were heroes for me. I used to run around like Johnny Rotten. I had a jacket like his. -- Gavin Rossdale
I like edgy but classic looks - like Chanel mixed with Alexander McQueen. My personal style is edgier. My closet is just black, gray, and white. I'm more comfortable in darker colors and leather jackets. -- Ashley Benson
I'm boyish with a feminine twist. I definitely gravitate toward oversized things like shirts and jackets. I like a good trouser, but then I might mix it up with something more feminine, like a pointy boot or pumps. -- Jacquelyn Jablonski
From the days of biplanes and silk scarves, the aviator has been the archetype of masculine glamour. Aviators have personified national ideals, from French elan to Soviet party discipline. They've inspired lust and admiration. They've turned sunglasses and short, utilitarian leather jackets into fashion statements. -- Virginia Postrel
As you know, I'm androgynous. I can wear a jacket that most guys wouldn't put on. But you make it in guys' sizes, and suddenly they're wearing them. I think styles should get back to getting people to wear things that look so good that they don't care. -- Steven Tyler
I am lucky because I can - and I like to - mix the beautiful Caraceni jackets I inherited from my grandfather with a pair of Tsubi jeans or wear a favorite pin-striped suit from him for more formal occasions. I'm crazy about pinstripes and vintage fifties fabrics. -- Lapo Elkann
And whenever I'm in a situation where I'm wearing the same as 600 other people and doing the same thing as 600 other people, looking back, I always found ways to make myself different, whether it be having a red lining inside of my jacket, having red shoes, it hasn't changed. -- Jeremy Irons
I love to design. I am a commercial fashion designer. I always design jackets with two sleeves. I don't design jackets with three sleeves, or the layers and layers come off like little dolls from Russia. Fashion for me is a creative endeavor, but it is not art for me. -- Tom Ford
The whole thing of clothes is insane. You can spend a dollar on a jacket in a thrift store. And you can spend a thousand dollars on a jacket in a shop. And if you saw those two jackets walking down the street, you probably wouldn't know which was which. -- Helen Mirren
One of my favorite things about working on 'Glory Daze' is getting to wear amazing '80s outfits coupled with fabulously over-the-top hair and makeup. My wardrobe usually consists of colorful sweaters, denim skirts, high-waisted shorts, crop tops, dangly earrings, jean jackets, and, of course, panty hose and shoulder pads. -- Julianna Guill
Every day I'd say I look different. Sometimes I look really formal, sometimes I love the classic Stella McCartney, Chloe Sevigny and Gwyneth Paltrow thing. Other days I like being rock star and wearing leather jackets and studs. I love wearing Burberry - it's the perfect combination of formal and punky. -- Ellie Goulding
If you've got the body and the chutzpah, a pencil skirt is so sexy on older women. Look for ones that fall just below the knee. Think 1940s, cinched-in jackets - imagine you are Lauren Bacall on a date with Humphrey Bogart and you just absolutely have to wear very high heels. -- Twiggy
Originally, back in 1992, DKNY started because I couldn't find a pair of jeans. I also wanted to dress my teenage daughter Gabby. So it was the perfect street wardrobe: jeans, anoraks, jumpsuits, boyfriend jackets, sweaters, skirts and dresses. Then DKNY grew into an entire lifestyle concept, including tailored clothes you wear to work. -- Donna Karan
I am not that attached to material things. And the good thing is I can make choices. I have very few possessions. Luckily, as a man you don't need much... a few papers, a couple of books, and a few shirts, jackets, sweaters. It fits in a little thing, in a paper bag, so it's very easy. -- Nicolas Berggruen
I don't like any one race or look or type of guy. My tastes as far as looks go are very diverse. I like guys with scruffy beards and leather jackets, but I also like a clean-cut 'GQ'-type guy, so my tastes are very ranged among somebody who laughs at my dumb jokes, too. I have plenty of them. -- Sasha Grey
The Jam went through a phase of wearing satin jackets. But that was pre-getting signed and making it, when we were still playing the pubs and clubs - around '75. Shocking, really - what would you call them apart from 'horrible?' We'd wear these white zip-up bomber jackets with black kind of loon pants and black and white shoes. -- Paul Weller
I can make 10 jackets of the same colour, same two pockets and same length, that will look like 10 completely different jackets when you put them on. It's about the way they are cut - it makes them look and feel completely different and move differently, and that's a never-ending study. People who wear my clothes will know exactly what I mean. -- Ann Demeulemeester
Fall is my favorite my time of the year. I love it. I'll try and make it back to Vancouver a bunch. I love going back home for that. Everything turns orange. You start to get out of summer, start making your way into the winter, everyone is wearing jackets. Vancouver lights up in the fall, so I definitely go back there for a bit. -- Jean-Luc Bilodeau
Im obsessed with leather jackets! -- Joanna Garcia
I am a sucker for jackets! -- Anna Torv
I seem to always start a collection by designing outerwear and jackets. -- Alexander Wang
I'm not big on flak jackets and tie-dyed shirts. You know, that's not me. -- Joe Biden
I like pessimists. Theyâ??re always the ones who bring life jackets for the boat. -- Lisa Kleypas
I tend to wear leather pants with crew neck sweaters or leather jackets with denim. -- Nina Garcia
A large portion of the Earth's land area is taken up by old varsity jackets. -- Demetri Martin
I love going to Topshop, Urban Outfitters and American Apparel, I'm in love with their jackets. -- Chloe Grace Moretz
I like - not so much jewelry and that - but jackets, clothes, games as well. -- Jamie Waylett
I like Chanel and Yves Saint Laurent. I have some great Balenciaga jackets and I'm shoe crazy. -- Melanie Laurent
I wear tweed jackets and button-down shirts. I am a 1955 graduate of Harvard University who drives a 1968 Mercedes. -- J. Anthony Lukas
This morning someone sent me a very funny photo of me holding their puppy. We have matching colour jackets. -- Luke Treadaway
The way I represent my individuality is by mixing classic pieces - like sports jackets - with little, unexpected additions. -- Cam Newton
Highland werewolves had a reputation for doing atrocious and highly unwarranted *things*, like wearing smoking jackets to the dinner table. -- Gail Carriger
There are two kinds of jackets - reversible, and reversible but it's hard to zipper up and it looks really stupid. -- Demetri Martin
For if we're destroyed, the knowledge is dead...We're nothing more than dust jackets for books...so many pages to a person... -- Ray Bradbury
I have a whole closet in my house that's dedicated just to jackets and coats, stuff that I've collected over the years. -- A. J. Cook
When I'm older, I want to have my own workout clothes line, like leggings and cute jackets in bright and fun colors. -- Aly Raisman
On leather jackets: That's the next step. You have to take one step at a time. It was easier to start with fur. -- Dan Mathews
I'm get really into jackets from movies, Keanu Reeves' jackets and that, I don't know why, I just have such a thing for them. -- Ryan Jarman
So many women buy these boxy, shapeless jackets. I always tell them to buy a jacket one size too small to get the right fit. -- Trinny Woodall
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I always buy the same things. I have about a million sweaters and a million jackets, so I'm sure I'll get some more of that. -- Elsa Hosk
I love getting amazing jackets, because you can wear your pajamas underneath and everyone's like, 'Oh fabulous jacket', and I'm like, 'You should see what's underneath'. -- Mary-Kate Olsen
I love all the holidays and getting to see my family a lot during the fall. I also love the weather and getting to wear sweaters and jackets. -- Melissa Ordway
I love getting amazing jackets, because you can wear your pajamas underneath and everyone's like, 'Oh, fabulous jacket,' and I'm like, 'You should see what's underneath!' -- Mary-Kate Olsen
I have a collection of impractical vintage dresses and jackets. I guess I never grew out of the 'playing dress up' faze. It's actually a bit of a problem. -- Candice Accola
When you see me on the air, I always have jackets on. I like to think I have a flair and a style but I'm always in a business look. -- Maria Bartiromo
If the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms insists upon a firefight, give them a firefight. Just remember, they're wearing flak jackets and you're better off shooting for the head. -- G. Gordon Liddy
I'd always wanted to write a song about a leather jacket and how wearing it makes you feel. I love leather jackets, and I've got a big collection of them. -- Marc Almond
Chanel is composed of only a few elements, white camellias, quilted bags and Austrian doorman's jackets, pearls, chains, shoes with black toes. I use these elements like notes to play with. -- Karl Lagerfeld
The word "religion" beautifully defines itself, of course. It translates "to bind" from the Latin--"re" means back and "ligare" means to tie up. All religions are straightjackets, jackets for the straight. -- Timothy Leary
Sorrows are the rags of old clothes and jackets that serve to cover, and then are taken off. That undressing, and the beautiful naked body underneath, is the sweetness that comes after grief. -- Rumi
I try to pack light with a folding leather suit bag. Anything more than five days, I need to check in my luggage. What takes the most space? Chef jackets, aprons and tools. -- Daniel Boulud
I love the Army-Navy surplus store Surplus Value Center. They have really good long underwear and multicolored bandanas, cool camo jackets, and really, really scary-looking knives. If you're into that sort of thing. -- Jill Soloway
I was a total floral hippie as a child so when I finally could make my own choices, I've been living in different black suit jackets and been really drawn to masculine clothes. -- Lykke Li
Even as a stage performer, I have my garb which is leather jackets and black jeans to make me feel a certain way. The wardrobe is really important to feeling the character you're playing. -- Andrew Dice Clay
I love guys who know how to dress. I love the motorcycle boots, and I love the skinnier jeans with jackets and scarves. Anybody who gets his clothes at All Saints, that's my guy. -- Ashley Benson
Nothing should be perfect. I think that's the most important thing. I do wear my jackets almost exaggeratedly short. So that's probably the most mussed up. Along with, you know, not ironing my shirt. -- Thom Browne
Boots and leather jackets were strewn on her bed, and what looked like a new knife set. Sheâ??d taken a class last winter and was dying to try them out legally on someone. -- Kim Harrison
I guess rebelliousness has been explored in many movies, but what about the smart kids' rebellion? Not just the motorcycle jackets and that kind of rebellion; it's the dorky kid - what could he do? -- Portia Doubleday
I like edgy but classic looks - like Chanel mixed with Alexander McQueen. My personal style is edgier. My closet is just black, gray, and white. Im more comfortable in darker colors and leather jackets. -- Ashley Benson
I'm always trying to change things - change my character, change my look, change my hair, change my facial hair, change my costumes, or implement different jackets or catchphrases. I try to keep myself fresh. -- Chris Jericho

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