Helen Gurley Brown Quotes
Never throw anything good away -- real wool, pure silk. Put it away and wait for it to come back.
Quotes to Explore
-
Scratch a Yale man with both hands and you'll be lucky to find a coast-guard. Usually you find nothing at all.
-
I lost 'The X Factor,' and I lost 'Deal or No Deal' twice. I'm good at losing game shows.
-
A race is what zoologists term a variety or subdivision of a species.
-
What a cool job to be part of - whether it's doing lighting or acting or serving food on set. You're part of telling a story that hopefully has an essential component, and that's super exciting to me.
-
I have nothing to hide.
-
Don't be surprised if you find me doing some charity work in another country.
-
Everyone wants to be a stylist. If you know that's your calling, then you need to intern as much a humanly possible. You need to go to fashion school if you can.
-
A lot of artists don't like the sound of their voice. They're put off by it.
-
I was advised by an American agent when I was about 19 to change my surname.
-
Like the Britain of Beaverbrook and Kipling, Japan in the early twentieth century was a jingoistic nation, subduing weaker countries with the help of populist politicians and sensationalist journalism.
-
Authoritarianism, an unrealistic occidental imagination - these issues will never be settled. Turkey will continue to take Europe as a model; it will continue to pursue its search for democracy.
-
I'm obsessed with 'Homeland.' It's not even okay.
-
Our intentions may be very good, but, because the intelligence is limited, the action may turn out to be a mistake - a mistake, but not necessarily a sin, for sin comes out of a wrong intention.
-
I don't keep secrets from my parents, really; it's pretty open.
-
People want a grounded government. They want a government that's going to be responsible to them.
-
I enjoy watching Fear Factor, Newlyweds and American Idol as far as reality TV shows go.
-
To create an organization that's adaptable and innovative, people need the freedom to challenge precedent, to 'waste' time, to go outside of channels, to experiment, to take risks and to follow their passions.
-
I grew up on a farm in a small town where you do or say one thing and everybody knows about it. You see it happen, there's always the town gossip - 'Oh did you hear about so and so, or did you hear what went on in this household?' So I learned at a very young age just to keep my mouth shut.
-
Radio killed variety and TV killed radio, and the internet will kill television and it will go on and on.
-
All I can tell you really is if you get to the point where someone is telling you that you are not great or not good enough, just follow your heart and don't let anybody crush your dream.
-
Just as I wanted to outdo everyone when I played, I had to outdo everyone when we were out on the town.
-
Without stories, we'd have even more trouble recognizing what's real.
-
Never throw anything good away -- real wool, pure silk. Put it away and wait for it to come back.
