Bags Quotes - Page 22

• It is my fondest wish that in the fullness of time, the American people will look back on the Franken presidency as something of a mixed bag and not as a complete disaster.

  Al Franken

  People, Wish, Looks

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• It was on the first day of Beltaine, that is called now May Day, the Tuatha de Danaan came, and it was to the north-west of Connacht they landed. But the Firbolgs, the Men of the Bag, that were in Ireland before them, and that had come from the South, saw nothing but a mist, and it lying on the hills.

  Lady Gregory

  Lying, Men, May

  Lady Gregory (2013). “The Essential Lady Gregory Collection”, p.19, eBookIt.com

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• In baseball, democracy shines its clearest. The only race that matters is the race to the bag. The creed is the rule book. And color, merely something to distinguish one team's uniform from another's.

  Ernie Harwell

  Baseball, Team, Book

  Ernie Harwell (1986). “Tuned to Baseball”, Taylor Trade Publishing

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• Money doesn't buy elegance. You can take an inexpensive sheath, add a pretty scarf, gray shoes, and a wonderful bag, and it will always be elegant.

  Carolina Herrera

  Shoes, Add, Scarves

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• I would run into the corner store, the bodega, and just grab a paper bag or buy juice - anything just to get a paper bag. And I'd write the words on the paper bag and stuff these ideas in my pocket until I got back. Then I would transfer them into the notebook.

  Jay-Z

  Notebook, Running, Writing

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• I understand now why Hillary Clinton always wore navy blue pantsuits. Remember, for four years? If you have one or two themes, then you have the same shoes, the same bag. Otherwise, it's a nightmare.

  Amy Klobuchar

  Shoes, Two, Blue

  "The Audacity of Minnesota: Senator Amy Klobuchar". Interview with Lisa Depaulo, www.elle.com. March 30, 2010.

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• You punch me, I punch back. I do not believe it's good for one's self-respect to be a punching bag.

  Ed Koch

  Respect, Believe, Self

  "Ed Koch, mayor who became a symbol of NYC, dies at 88". www.usatoday.com. February 1, 2013.

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• I learned what a Birkin bag is from the price tag. You'll never forget what it is once you've paid for one.

  Ashton Kutcher

  Price Tag, Never Forget, Paid

  "Ashton, Un-Punk'd". Interview With Andrew Goldman, www.elle.com. April 15, 2008.

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• I make some of my best recipes with a simple homemade stock. Keep shrimp shells stored in a plastic bag in the freezer. When you have almost a gallon-bag full, you can make a stock in 30 minutes that you can use in soups and sauces. You can then freeze the stock in ice-cube trays.

  Emeril Lagasse

  Simple, Ice, Sauce

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• I'm a big potato chip girl. I don't like chocolate and cakes and all that, but I have to have my potato chips. I've got bags in the back of my car right now! But I never beat myself up about it, because, look: You can't give up every damn thing. You need something in your life that you like just because you like it!

  NeNe Leakes

  Girl, Giving Up, Cake

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• I'm totally against animal cruelty. I don't have clothes, shoes or bags made from any animal products.

  Leona Lewis

  Animal, Shoes, Clothes

  "Biography/Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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• I'm very hard on my bags because I tend to carry a lot of stuff with me.

  Laura Linney

  Stuff, Hard

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• Matching your hat to your shoe to your bag, or your necklace to your earrings, has a tendency to look dated. Mixing up your accessories adds interest to an outfit, and can make you look much more modern and polished.

  Stacy London

  Shoes, Mixing, Add

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• I look like a real bag lady when I go to Starbucks with my dog and get my chai.

  Shirley MacLaine

  Dog, Real, Looks

  "Shirley MacLaine gets into spirit as Coco Chanel" by Monica Corcoran, www.latimes.com. September 07, 2008.

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• I didn't cry much after I was 35, but staggered stony-faced into middle age, a handkerchief still in my bag just in case.

  Hilary Mantel

  Age, Cry, Middle

  "Author, Author: Unfreezing antique feeling" by Hilary Mantel, www.theguardian.com. August 14, 2009.

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• Every song I put on a record could be a single and I just pack my bags for it... and the minute it takes off, I'm not gonna be home for a while.

  John Mayer

  Song, Home, Records

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• If I'm traveling, I'll pack socks in my bag - really cute furry ones.

  Nicki Minaj

  Cute, Sock, Packs

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• I don't put cash in my Louis Vuitton wallet. I have it thrown around my bag - jut a whole bunch of hundreds, maybe $5,000.

  Nicki Minaj

  Cash, Louis Vuitton, Wallets

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• I drink just as much tea when I'm in Los Angeles as I do when I'm in London. I take my tea bags with me wherever I go.

  Helen Mirren

  Tea, London, Drink

  “Helen Mirren: What I've Learned” by Cal Fussman, www.esquire.com. July 7, 2011.

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• I'll tell you what me scares me is plastic. Plastic bags and plastic bottles and these things. Why does my water have to be in a bloody plastic bottle? The landfill and the ocean. And I don't know, I'm just terrified with the proliferation of plastic.

  Helen Mirren

  Ocean, Water, Scare

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• I enjoy the preparatory elements of travel - packing my bags and choosing my outfits - but my favourite part is getting there.

  Dominic Monaghan

  Elements, Favourite, Outfits

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• I do shadow boxing and use a heavy bag, but I don't spar with anyone.

  Liam Neeson

  Boxing, Shadow, Use

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• The way I pack is I look at how long I'll be gone and I pack day for day. If I'm going on a three-day fishing trip, I plot each day. I put most of that in a little bag. If I'm going from there to work on golf courses for a few days, I plot that trip.

  Jack Nicklaus

  Golf, Fishing, Long

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• I remember thinking that a girdle was barbaric, and that never in a million years would I treat myself like a sleeping bag being shoved into a stuff sack. Never! Instead, I would run marathons and work out and be in perfect shape and reject the tyranny of the girdle forever.

  Susan Orlean

  Running, Sleep, Thinking

  "Bulge" by Susan Orlean, www.newyorker.com. October 15, 2010.

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• I'd go to the farmers' market in Santa Barbara, and I'd put out my guitar case, and I'd test out these little ditty songs that I would write, and I would get a couple of avocados, a bag of pistachios, and, like, fifteen bucks. That was a lot of money for me.

  Katy Perry

  Song, Couple, Writing

  "The GQ Cover Story: Katy Perry" by Amy Wallace, www.gq.com. January 21, 2014.

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