Bow Tie Quotes

• Wearing a bow tie is a statement. Almost an act of defiance.

  Rick Kaplan

  Ties, Bows, Defiance

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• A gentleman can never have too many bow ties.

  Justin Timberlake

  Ties, Gentleman, Bows

  "Watch Justin Timberlake Tear Up Onstage After Getting Sweet Gift From A Young Fan" By Kimberly Yam, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 17, 2014.

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• When you wear a bow tie, doors open for you. Your posture is a little more erect; your shoulders are a little further back; your style is a little more dynamic. It's about the reestablishment of the gentleman.

  Dhani Jones

  Doors, Ties, Gentleman

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• To its devotees the bowtie suggests iconoclasm of an Old World sort, a fusty adherence to a contrarian point of view. The bowtie hints at intellectualism, real or feigned, and sometimes suggests technical acumen, perhaps because it is so hard to tie. BowTies are worn by magicians, country doctors, lawyers and professors and by people hoping to look like the above. But perhaps most of all, wearing a bow tie is a way of broadcasting an aggressive lack of concern for what other people think.

  Warren St. John

  Country, Real, Thinking

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• See the bowtie? I wear it and I don't care. That's why it's cool.

  Steven Moffat

  Care, I Don't Care, Don't Care

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• You can't dribble on bow ties.

  Dr. Seuss

  Ties, Bows, Dribble

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• When you wear a bow tie, doors open for you.

  Dhani Jones

  Doors, Ties, Bows

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• People look at you differently if you wear a bow tie, as opposed to a necktie.

  Dhani Jones

  Ties, People, Looks

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• There's four main pillars to the bow tie - self-representation, service, collaboration and critical thought. You have to understand how to represent yourself and critically understand how to collaborate and serve others.

  Dhani Jones

  Ties, Self, Collaboration

  "Bengals LB Jones Proves to Be a True Renaissance Man". Interview with Michael Fabiano, www.nfl.com. May 17, 2011.

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• I was born with this bow tie made of celluloid on my collar.

  Sergio Leone

  Ties, Bows, Born

  Source: www.americansuburbx.com

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• What we used to say was whoever had the bow tie got to lead the band. There was never any jealousy.

  Pete Fountain

  Jealousy, Ties, Bows

  "Jazz festival plans commemoration for trumpeter Al Hirt". www.cnn.com. April 28, 1999.

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• I like a basic uniform for guys. Steve Jobs is my fashion icon, because he wears the same outfit every day. If you always wear the same thing, you make a statement. Then put a bow tie on and really stand out.

  Dhani Jones

  Fashion, Jobs, Icons

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• Read about a few men who wear (or wore) bow ties as an act of defiance, and check out a tie that makes a strong statement. Bow ties are cool.

  Matt Smith

  Strong, Men, Ties

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• Just because you wear a bow tie doesn't mean you're a nerd.

  Dhani Jones

  Mean, Ties, Nerd

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• It was my friend Frank, a writer in San Francisco, who finally set me straight. When asked about my new look he put down his fork and stared at me for a few moments. "A bow tie announces to the world you can no longer get an erection."

  David Sedaris

  San Francisco, Ties, Looks

  "When You Are Engulfed In Flames". Book by David Sedaris, June 3, 2008.

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• As a southern man, there's two things I'm definitely not scared of: bow ties and white pants.

  Justin Townes Earle

  Men, Two, White

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• I was a show-off as a kid. I was wearing bow ties and matching coloured trousers.

  Mika

  Kids, Ties, Bows

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• Cowboy boots with a suit? You're a rough, tough businessman. Chaps with a bow tie? You're in the rough, tough man business.

  Dana Gould

  Men, Cowboy, Suits You

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• My father was a very good Boy Scout. He was very skilled with knots, and he showed me how to tie a bow tie.

  Bill Nye

  Father, Boys, Ties

  "Q&A: Bill Nye on Superman's Beard, His Own Bow Tie, and the Importance of Dressing Well". Interview with Jonathan Evans, www.esquire.com. June 14, 2013.

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• Conducting" is when you draw "designs" in the nowhere-with a stick, or with your hands-which are interpreted as "instructional messages" by guys wearing bow ties who wish they were fishing.

  Frank Zappa

  Music, Hands, Fishing

  Frank Zappa, Peter Occhiogrosso (1990). “Real Frank Zappa Book”, p.176, Simon and Schuster

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• I was a 'Laurel and Hardy' nut. I got to know Laurel at the end of his life, and it was a great thrill for me. He left me his bow tie and derby and told me that if they ever made a movie about him, he'd want me to play him.

  Dick Van Dyke

  Nuts, Play, Ties

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• Even now, I'm very superstitious, in silly ways. I always put my left boot on first. Or on set, I always tie my bow tie from right to left.

  Matt Smith

  Silly, Ties, Boots

  "When Esquire met Doctor Who". Interview, www.esquire.co.uk. April 1, 2010.

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• I was so happy with my bow ties from the last kickstarted project that I'm back for more.

  Mike Mills

  Ties, Lasts, Bows

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• Well what I would really like is a bunch of little n***ers to wear long-sleeve white shirts, black shorts and black bow ties. You know, in the Shirley Temple days, they used to tap dance around. Now, that would be a true Southern wedding wouldn't it? But we can't do that because the media would be on me about that.

  Paula Deen

  Media, White, Ties

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• I never go black tie. I never grew up wearing ties or bow ties or anything.

  Theophilus London

  Ties, Black, Bows

  "Last Night: Talking Cannes with Theophilus London". Interview with Logan Hill, www.gq.com. May 24, 2012.

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