Talley Quotes & Sayings

Waiting in line for something mundane is very boring. Waiting for my doctor to see me and waiting for my dentist to see me, yes, that is boring. — Andre Leon Talley

Beauty is health. Health is beauty. — Andre Leon Talley

At an early age I discovered the beauty in pictures in 'Vogue' magazine and Ebony magazine, and I would read 'The New York Times.' I had to make my own world within my world because I was an only child. — Andre Leon Talley

I have always admired stylishly confident women who dress with great authority. This lifelong love of elegance began with the humble wardrobe of my late grandmother Mrs. Bennie Frances Davis. — Andre Leon Talley

'Drekitude' is the lowest point in the lowest ebb. It could be your look. It could be your shoes. It could be that you're standing wrong. 'Drek' is a total, total, total hot mess. — Andre Leon Talley

One girl said that she'd never support giving immigrants jobs because her dad lost his job a few years ago, and the reason he couldn't find a new one was because the government was letting immigrants have all the jobs. — Robin Talley

I don't understand exactly what's going on, but Goodreads shouldn't be deleting reviews, period. People are smart enough to look at them on their own and make up their mind, and deleting reviews undermines the integrity of the site. — Brett J. Talley

Luxury is ... to be able to take control of one's life, health, and the pursuit of happiness in a way that is joyful. — Andre Leon Talley

Lily had lived with the same pain for so long it felt like a part of her. The worst days, though, were when the pain was different. When it came faster, or harsher, or fiercer than she was used to. When it prickled instead of throbbed. When it attacked her right ankle instead of her left knee. When it woke her up at night instead of aching dully first thing in the morning. On those days, her standard-issue pain was replaced by something different and frightening, something that took over her body and left her without the slightest clue of when, or even if, it would release her.

Those times, her pain wasn't a part of her anymore. Those times, she was a part of it. — Robin Talley

Lie #6

I'm not strong enough for this. — Robin Talley

You cannot live your life in the elitist world of fashion and not step out or you're disconnected. You have to realize that fashion is not the endgame. — Andre Leon Talley

I only watch MSNBC for the news. — Andre Leon Talley

If I wanted to have an interesting life - which I did - then there was no point sitting around debating everything in my head on a constant loop. If I wanted my life to change, then Had to do something. Or at least try. — Robin Talley

People in coats and ties were milling around the Talley gallery, and on the wall were the minimally rendered still lifes by Giorgio Morandi, most of them no bigger than a tea tray. Their thin browns, ashy grays, and muted blues made people speak softly to one another, as if a shouted word might curdle one of the paintings and ruin it. Bottles, carafes, and ceramic whatnots sat in his paintings like small animals huddling for warmth, and these shy pictures could easily hang next to a Picasso or Matisse without feeling inferior. — Steve Martin

It's always great to have things from France at a wedding. It's symbolic of style, of culture, of taste. — Andre Leon Talley

Snooki and Honey Boo Boo. These are big celebrities in the U.S. You want to throw up. — Andre Leon Talley

I'm so sick of mermaid dresses, trains, borrowed bling-bling, and a pose. — Andre Leon Talley

I think people look great in black. I love that what stands out is the person, especially. Black just conveys a kind of drama, even if it can be quiet drama. It does lend to the wearer a sense of confidence. — Andre Leon Talley

I like the idea of being warm and secure. That's what home should be. That you have a sense of warmth, security, love, and you love the things around you and surround yourself with beauty. — Andre Leon Talley

Between the atheism and the lesbian thing, Lily was a terrible Catholic. Even before she'd added murder to her list of sins. — Robin Talley

Respect is a thing earned, not bought, and a man who lets it be known that he seeks respect will probably never see it bestowed. — Brett J. Talley

I think it's important that models be healthy. — Andre Leon Talley

When my best friends doubt their little black dresses, they call me on the telephone seeking reassurance. — Andre Leon Talley

There are no more Elizabeth Taylors. You could be fascinated by her, she lived so many lives, she lived far, she loved the jewels; she had gaudy taste but she had extraordinary talent. — Andre Leon Talley

I do believe there's a heaven. I do believe that God has given me the resilience and the survival skills to withstand the chiffon trenches. — Andre Leon Talley

Money isn't everything, but it is when you start thinking about putting money away for your retirement days. — Andre Leon Talley

I just need green. I need to wake up and see grass and squirrels. I don't want to see skyscrapers. — Andre Leon Talley

The happiest moments of my childhood were spent on my grandmother's front porch in Durham, N.C., or at her sister's farmhouse in Orange County, where chickens paraded outside the kitchen's screen door and hams were cured in the smokehouse. — Andre Leon Talley

What's that show? 'TMZ'? They stand there and say, 'I've got this on this person.' The focus on celebrities can be detrimental because people could be thinking of other things, but it's a part of the culture and it's what sells. — Andre Leon Talley

Fashion illustrator Antonio Lopez was a major part of my early career. — Andre Leon Talley

I only take risks in couture, but I don't take risks in athleticism. — Andre Leon Talley

I have lots of friends who are straight, privileged white guys, and I'm totally okay with them. I think they should have equal rights, just like he rest of us." Christa laughed again. Her eyes crinkled up, as though she actually thought I was funny. "As long as they don't flaunt it, right? — Robin Talley

I'd never been great at meeting people. I wasn't shy or anything, It was only that sometimes, with new people, I didn't know how exactly to start a conversation. I liked to listen first. You could learn a lot about someone that way. — Robin Talley

When I was a young boy, growing up in Durham, North Carolina, the women in my family were truly passionate about their clothes; nothing was more beautiful to me than women dressing with the utmost, meticulous attention to accessories, shoes, handbags, hats, coats, dresses and gloves to attend Sunday church services. — Andre Leon Talley

I will sit in the car on the way to a meeting and just smile. I really mean that. It helps you get through life. If you have nothing to say, smile. Look up at the sky and smile. Just be grateful. — Andre Leon Talley

I love people - it is not the fashion, it is the people in fashion I love. — Andre Leon Talley

I went to Brown to be a French professor, and I didn't know what I was doing except that I loved French. When I got to Paris and I could speak French, I know how much it helped me to establish relationships with Karl Lagerfeld, with the late Yves St. Laurent. French, it just helps you if you're in fashion. The French people started style. — Andre Leon Talley

When I have interns, I always say, 'Handwritten thank-you notes can make a difference.' People remember that - not an e-mail, a handwritten note in an envelope. — Andre Leon Talley

Like Hillary Clinton before her, Mrs. Obama has always been a working woman. She is a lawyer turned hospital administrator turned political right hand. It is a unique resume. — Andre Leon Talley

But maybe no one knew that much. Maybe everyone was making it up as they went along, the same as me. — Robin Talley

Lie #5

This can't last forever. — Robin Talley

Mrs. Obama has a hug - a sincere and friendly embrace - that has become familiar to countless supporters from coast to coast. And when she talks to you, she focuses all her calm attention on your face. — Andre Leon Talley

In that moment, it felt like we were the entire world. Just me and those gorgeous stars. — Robin Talley

Girls like me smiled politely and always did the right thing. Girls like me definitely didn't sneak away at night to do things that would crush their fathers. And if they did, girls like me knew how to keep it to themselves. — Robin Talley

I know what it is like to be brought up with unconditional love. In my life that came from my grandmother. — Andre Leon Talley

I was really good at sitting around and debating things in my head. — Robin Talley

That lovely face sets off a fire inside me that isn't ever supposed to burn. — Robin Talley

I love Russian culture. I don't know the young Russia, I'm not at all familiar with young Russia, but the old school Russia is good enough for me for the moment. — Andre Leon Talley

If you're going to be a model, what's going to get you the job on a go-see and makes you stand out, it might not be your lipstick or your portfolio or what you're wearing, it might come from your core being. — Andre Leon Talley

The little black dress expresses a moment of freedom and individuality every time. — Andre Leon Talley

I hope that when girls see my clothes, my shoes, or my outrageous jewelry collection, they feel the thrill of wanting more for themselves too. I love what my friend Andre Leon Talley said: "If you are successful, people want to see it. They want to share in your dream". — Kimora Lee Simmons

The late Estee Lauder says you can never wear white shoes after Labor Day. But of course, in today's world, that does not exist. — Andre Leon Talley

Lie #4

I'm not lonely. — Robin Talley

I don't tear down. I prefer to build up. — Andre Leon Talley

Valentino made my day suit for the wedding of Paloma Picasso in Paris. — Andre Leon Talley

You can never have too many black pumps. Never! — Andre Leon Talley

I didn't ever want this to end. — Robin Talley

First Ladies have always been held like specimens under a media microscope. — Andre Leon Talley

There is room in today's world for men to wear dresses. — Andre Leon Talley

Look at 'American Idol,' which I don't look at. Those winners haven't become household names except for Jennifer Hudson, and she was a reject. You can't aim to be a household name. You just have to be successful. — Andre Leon Talley

Liam gets to be Sirius."
Jase shook his head.
"Sirius dies."
"Lupin?"
"Also dies."
"A Weasley twin?"
"Liam isn't that funny, and Fred dies."
I searched over the entire cast ofHarry Potter.
"All the cool people die."
"Which is why we should stick to Star Wars and Jedi. What kind of cool team name would we get if we went with the wizards? Team Gryffindor?"
"Or, you know, Order of the Phoenix."
"I think we're more like Dumbledore's Army," was Talley's sleepy reply. "Although, we're more like Liam's Army. — Tammy Blackwell

I always feel comfortable, basically in any situation except perhaps airports. — Andre Leon Talley

Wearing clothes should be a personal narrative of emotion. I always respond to fashion in an emotional way. — Andre Leon Talley

Why spend money on movies when you can spend it on gas? Or dry cleaning? Or groceries? — Andre Leon Talley

I'm not going to go to the local theater to spend $12 ... when I can get a screening copy of a film. I don't get screeners myself, but I can borrow from my friends or go to their house to watch. — Andre Leon Talley

Uggs are comfort shoes, and it's important to have a shoe that gives you a sense of comfort. I have about 15 pair of Uggs - the same shoe, the same color. And I also have the bedroom slippers. — Andre Leon Talley

The lipstick is a dark, dark red. The kind Hollywood stars wear. Not a shade good girls in Davisburg wear to the movies. I try it on anyway and gaze at my reflection in the mirror.

I don't look sick. I certainly don't look like that kind of girl.

What does that kind of girl look like, anyway? — Robin Talley

In the heyday of the Oscars, there were electric sparks flying. When Cher went in her fabulous Bob Mackie dress and her Mohawk, and Bjoerk with her swan dress. Then we thought it was bad taste; now I think it should have been the best dress because she stood out. — Andre Leon Talley

The most luxurious item is a beautiful bed and beautiful, simple sheets. — Andre Leon Talley

I love Tom Kenny. And Jill Talley. And Jennifer Aniston, too! — Wayne Knight

I watch Rachel Maddow, Keith Olbermann, and Chris Matthews. That's what I watch every night. By the time I've watched them, I don't have time to watch reality TV shows. — Andre Leon Talley

Lie #1

There's no need to be afraid. — Robin Talley

People love fashion exhibits because they can fantasize. They can respond to a dress even if they can never wear a dress like that. — Andre Leon Talley

It's incorrect to assume you can be a fashion editor because you blog, if you don't have experience to look at fashion in a professional way. — Andre Leon Talley

Reality TV, although I'm a part of it, I think reality TV is a terrible thing. — Andre Leon Talley

Other people will try to decide things for you, she says. They'll try to tell you who you are. Remember, no matter what they say, you're the only who really decides. — Robin Talley

Uggs can be as chic as heels for women. — Andre Leon Talley

I suppose the most daring thing I've ever done is try to water ski. And that was not successful. — Andre Leon Talley

Live in Today.
Live for Eternity. — Rick Talley

On 9/11, that morning, I was in a Christian Dior Couture appointment at the Hotel Pierre. — Andre Leon Talley

You come to Paris, you get true originality, and it's wonderful. — Andre Leon Talley

My life was bigger than any one person. — Robin Talley

Some days are good; some days are not so good. Some days are really exciting. Some days are just tedious. You just have to get up out of bed. — Andre Leon Talley

That was when I forgot how to breathe altogether. — Robin Talley

People need to be edited; life needs to be edited. I need to be edited. — Andre Leon Talley

It could be our own private universe. — Robin Talley

In my day you didn't speak until spoken to. — Andre Leon Talley

And let's not leave out the whole 'Scout is a love whore' issue."
Talley tilted her face up. "What is a love whore exactly?"
"You know, some reckless person who goes around falling in love with every attractive guy she comes across. Charlie, Alex, Liam. I'm all 'Oh! Pretty boy!' and the next thing you know I'm ruining everyone's lives because I want to curl up inside them and liver forever."
"That is quite possibly the most bizarre and creepy description of what it feels like to fall in love I've ever heard."
"Falling in love is bizarre and creepy. — Tammy Blackwell

The healing power of music is vast. Music therapy is in its infancy in Western psychology. If we knew more, we'd be able to do amazing things, and maybe even make permanent changes in the brain's mysterious workings. With a simple song and four chords, you might be able to do something useful, even life-changing. With all the songs you know, you might be a virtual, veritable medicine chest for the right person. — Gary Talley

Sarah's right. We punish ourselves so much in our own imaginations. We convince ourselves everything we do, everything we think, is wrong.

For eighteen years I've believed what other people told me about what was right and what was wrong. From now. I'm deciding. — Robin Talley

Lie #2

I'm sure I'm doing the right thing. — Robin Talley

Lie #3

I don't care what they think of me. — Robin Talley

Frankly, it's self-evident. As people of faith, it's our duty to love everyone, the way God loves everyone. There's no reason why any one group is less deserving of love - either the love of a church community, to the love of a family - than any other. — Robin Talley

First, though, she had to go back out there and smile at everyone. Fake her way through the rest of the night and another three days. Pretend to still be normal.

When she was pretty sure she never had been. — Robin Talley

When you kill with your bayonet, you — Gregory B. Talley

What if this - this rule that says what I did in the back room that day is a terrible sin - what if that's just a rule some old white man made up, too? — Robin Talley

I'm usually at home and in bed by 10 o'clock. I do not want to be out at anybody's New Year's Eve party. — Andre Leon Talley

I love sitting through long things. I mean, 'Gone With the Wind' I will sit through; I love sitting somewhere for four hours, for anything. I love being on a train. I love sitting down for four hours. I think it's the most wonderful thing to be able to sit somewhere and concentrate on something for more than two hours. — Andre Leon Talley

Last year I told Lori I thought I might be bi. Ever since, whenever she saw me looking at another girl, she asked if I liked her. Lori didn't get that sometimes it was fun just to notice people without having to think about whether you liked them or not. — Robin Talley

Sometimes an unexpected chord change can be the difference between a good song and a great song. — Gary Talley