Starched Quotes

15 quotes by 14 authors

I never get to wear a suit in my life, much less a tuxedo. It's kind of really fun to get to dress up, because… — Lee Pace
To the outside world, of course, this job is a cinch: 9 to 3, five days a week, two months' summer vacation with pay, all… — Bel Kaufman
Unless we know people well, we sit around with our words and our minds starched, afraid of being ourselves for fear of wrinkling them. — Budd Schulberg
I have discovered that a screw-shaped device such as this, if it is well made from starched linen, will rise in the air if turned… — Leonardo da Vinci
I was a model Marine.. My rifle was always clean, uniform always starched, and the shoes always shined. I guess that's how I became so… — Jay Johnstone
We cannot become starched Christians, too polite, who speak of theology calmly over tea. We have to become courageous Christians and seek out those (who… — Pope Francis
I didn't know what was going on at the start in the swirling wind. The flags were all pointing in different directions and I thought… — Mike Watkins
There is another important point: encountering the poor. If we step outside ourselves we find poverty. Today-it sickens the heart to say so-the discovery of… — Pope Francis
When my parents went off to Knoxville to work, I lived with my father's mother. She was strict - the kind who starched and ironed… — Tina Turner
I tell you these stories because these things happen to everyone. It's not about being starched or polished or cute or polite. It's about having… — Maira Kalman
There was nowhere to go, but I turned to go and met Atticus's vest front. I buried my head in it and listened to the… — Harper Lee
...she starched and ironed her face, forming it into just what people wanted to see... — Zora Neale Hurston
At their best, religious and spiritual communities help us discover this pure and naked spiritual encounter. At their worst, they simply make us more ashamed,… — Brian D. McLaren
I got out of the tub and had to squelch a scream when I saw my reflection in the vanity mirror. My hair looked like… — Janet Evanovich
The Church recruited people who had been starched and ironed before they were washed. — John Wesley

Who Wrote These Starched Quotes

14 authors contributed a total of 15 Starched Quotes as follows: