74 Quotes About Coats

  • Author Mary Oliver
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    Are my boots old? Is my coat torn? / Am I no longer young, and still not half-perfect?

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  • Author Emo Philips
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    Don't wear fur! Did you know, a single fur coat takes fifteen trees, just for the protest signs?

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  • Author Fernando Pessoa
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    I asked for very little from life, and even this little was denied me. A nearby field, a ray of sunlight, a little bit of calm along with a bit of bread, not to feel oppressed by the knowledge that I exist, not to demand anything from others, and not to have others demand anything from me - this was denied me, like the spare change we might deny a beggar not because we're mean-hearted but because we don't feel like unbuttoning our coat.

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  • Author Orhan Pamuk
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    Let us say in the pocket of one of my old coats I find a movie ticket from many years ago. Once I see the ticket, not only do I remember that I saw this movie, but also scenes from this movie, which I think I have entirely forgotten, come back to me. Objects have this power, and I like it.

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  • Author Theodore Parker
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    The coat of the buffalo never pinches under the arm, never puckers at the shoulders; it is always the same, yet never old fashioned nor out of date.

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  • Author Trey Parker
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    Careful?! Was my mother careful when she stabbed me in the heart with a coat hanger while I was still in womb?

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  • Author Carine Roitfeld
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    The fashion industry certainly has its obscene sides. The cost of a coat can be obscene. So can the cost of a photo shoot if you're working with a really good photographer.

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