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"After watching films of Jim Brown, I noticed that he never ran out of bounds. He always ran North and South and that's what I turned my style into. I was a North and South runner."
"If you've looked at all the glamour magazines lately, all the covers are actresses. If they are on those covers, they are going to try to emulate models. That's just the way it is."
"My suggestion for a fast style upgrade would be to embrace a pop of color or pattern. Try layering a bright, pullover knit on top of a dress shirt with a subtle or bold pattern."
"Your aim will be knowledge and wisdom, not the reflected glamour of fame."
"The script and the performances and the style all clicked."
"I might say that what amateurs call a style is usually only the unavoidable awkwardnesses in first trying to make something that has not heretofore been made."
"I make it clear why I write as I do and why other poets write as they do. After hundreds of experiments I decided to go my own way in style and see what would happen."
"In essence, the optimistic style involves taking credit for successes but little blame for failures."
"I have created a life style that supports contemplation, service to words."
"You gotta have style. It helps you get down the stairs. It helps you get up in the morning. It's a way of life. Without it, you're nobody."
"For me, style is about how you feel that day and what inspires you, as well as taking chances and making mistakes. Everything has to be comfortable. If things are too tight or too constricting, I feel out of my element."
"Fashion changes, Style remains"
"Personalized beauty is about each woman being able to create her own makeup routine that complements her coloring and style."
"Jeet Kune Do: it's just a name; don't fuss over it. There's no such thing as a style if you understand the roots of combat."
"The truly sublime is always easy, and always natural."
"The necessity of the idea creates its own style. The material itself dictates how it should be written."
"If there is aught of good in the style, it is the result of ceaseless toil in rewriting. Everything comes out wrong with me at first; but when once objectified in a crude shape, I can torture and poke and scrape and pat it till it offends me no more."
"I just go with the flow, so any style can be in my music - that makes it exciting."
"It's what I've trained for, from the first sketch to the fabric. Making dresses that are different from the usual style, and a lot of fun to wear."
"You can't copy style, you gotta create your own."
