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“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.”
― Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's Little Lessons for Making It Work
― 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.”
― Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's Little Lessons for Making It Work
― Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's Little Lessons for Making It Work
“So perhaps the real secret to style is filling yourself to the absolute brim with engagement. Loving not wisely, but too well and all that.”
― Tim Gunn: A Guide to Quality, Taste and Style
― Tim Gunn: A Guide to Quality, Taste and Style
“Few activities are as delightful as learning new vocabulary.”
― Tim Gunn: A Guide to Quality, Taste and Style
― Tim Gunn: A Guide to Quality, Taste and Style
“I would certainly rather the industry not go broke, but if that's what it takes for everyone to acquire some values and lose that sense of entitlement, maybe a little belt-tightening wouldn't be so tragic.”
― Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's Little Lessons for Making It Work
― Gunn's Golden Rules: Life's Little Lessons for Making It Work
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