“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
“I don't know if people have gotten ruder or if my tolerance level has declined.”
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“Call me a schoolmarm, but few things make me angrier than people not taking good care of library materials.”
― 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
“I believe that treating other people well is a lost art.”
― 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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