Cindy Swift > Cindy's Quotes

“I have heard women complain about men holding doors for them,, as if it is inherently offensive and implies that they are weak. ... I would hold a door for anyone. ... It has to do with noticing our fellow human beings and saying, "I recognize that you're on this planet, and I don't want a door hitting you in the face.”
― Tim Gunn, Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's Little Lessons for Making It Work

“I believe that treating other people well is a lost art.”
― Tim Gunn, Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's Little Lessons for Making It Work

“You can be too rich and too thin, but you can never be too well read or too curious about the world.”
― Tim Gunn, Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's Little Lessons for Making It Work

“Few activities are as delightful as learning new vocabulary.”
― Tim Gunn, Tim Gunn: A Guide to Quality, Taste and Style

“Call me a schoolmarm, but few things make me angrier than people not taking good care of library materials.”
― Tim Gunn, Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's Little Lessons for Making It Work

“I will always be there in the wings saying, 'You need to be good to people. You need to take your work seriously. You need to have integrity. You need to work with what you've got.”
― Tim Gunn, Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's Little Lessons for Making It Work

“If someone doesn't ask, you don't have a moral obligation to say every thought that pops in your head.”
― Tim Gunn, Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's Little Lessons for Making It Work

“I can't imagine a more aesthetically offensive item of footwear than Crocs. That little strap! I shudder.

...I know Crocs are affordable. Well, so are Converse and lots of other brands that don't look like hooves.”
― Tim Gunn, Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's Little Lessons for Making It Work