Velvet Quotes

162 quotes by 144 authors

A throne is only a bench covered with velvet. — Napoleon Bonaparte
Violets smell like burnt sugar cubes that have been dipped in lemon and velvet. — Diane Ackerman
And let me touch those curving claws of yellow ivory; and grasp the tail that like a monstrous asp coils round your heavy velvet paws. — Oscar Wilde
And old Dave, he'd go up to his room, y'understand, put on his green velvet slippers - I'll never forget - and pick up his… — Arthur Miller
Once, at a seminar, I heard a Westernized lama say that a meditator's state of mind should be like that of a hotel doorman. A… — Marc Ian Barasch
Wracked with a hangover I do my muttering over a Black Velvet, a union of champagne and stout. Don't be swindled into believing there's any… — Tallulah Bankhead
I don't like people," said Velvet. "... I only like horses. — Enid Bagnold
For pilots sometimes see behind the curtain, behind the veil of gossamer velvet, and find the truth behind man, the force behind a universe. — Richard Bach
Not often in the story of mankind does a man arrive on earth who is both steel and velvet, who is as hard as rock… — Carl Sandburg
My mom FedExes a red velvet cake she makes from scratch to me every birthday. — Molly Sims
I questioned everything. I didn't see a character developed in Platoon at all. The character in Blue Velvet was much more fascinating to me — Kyle MacLachlan
The first Velvet Underground album only sold 10,000 copies, but everyone who bought it formed a band — Brian Eno
I love leather and I love lace, but not necessarily together. I'm probably happiest in a long black velvet dress, black suede boots, and some… — Stevie Nicks
The clothes I wear... that doesn't change. I love long dresses. I love velvet. I love high boots. I never change. I love the same… — Stevie Nicks
When night falls over Washington, D.C., memorials, public buildings, and broad avenues become ethereal shapes in soft light and shadow. Floodlights, piercing the darkness, etch… — Volkmar Wentzel
Vaclav Havel is the figure that represents the Velvet Revolution and the reunification of Europe. He will be sorely missed. — Jerzy Buzek
To manage men one ought to have a sharp mind in a velvet sheath. — George Eliot
Everybody gets a tag. If you listen to a Velvet Underground record, you don't think, 'Godfathers of Punk.' You just think, 'This sounds great.' The… — Elliott Smith
Life is a velvet crowbar hitting you over the head, youre bleeding syrup amour, bleeding to death. — Lana Del Rey
Kindness is the velvet of social intercourse. — James Leonard Gordon

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144 authors contributed a total of 162 Velvet Quotes, led by these top contributors: