287 Quotes by Tim Gunn

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    We all had to search for more words to describe things.

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    I have a couple of thousand books in my personal library. Choosing a favorite is next to impossible. But I do love the written word.

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    My manners also came from when I was in college and began participating in critiques. You have to speak with someone respectfully about their work and be honest and open, without hurting them.

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    I pretty much stay true to myself and try to find the good in people and not be snarky.

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    I have a very Socratic approach - I pummel the designers with questions, so when I get them to step back from the work and look at it with me, they'll eventually see what I see, coming to it fresh and unencumbered. That's always very gratifying because they feel a responsibility and an ownership of a solution.

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    The fit of jeans can be worlds apart from brand to brand. If you can find the right fit, skinny jeans can be very flattering.

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    I'm doing all that I can to prod the industry and get them to pay more attention [ to larger women and petite women]. Because I find it to be reprehensible and repugnant that two populations that are so pervasive in this nation should be so badly neglected.

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    As I continue to mature and navigate the world, there are so many myths that are dispelled for me.

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