Costume Quotes - page 9

Every day each of us wakes up, reaches into drawers and closets, pulls out a costume for the day and proceeds to dress in a style that can only be called preposterous. (Mary Schmich)
They take the paper and they read the headlines.. So they've heard of unemployment and they've heard of bread-lines. And they philanthropically cure them all By getting up a costume charity ball. View quote
Ogden Nash
Just as people can watch spellbound a circus artist tumbling through the air in a phosphorized costume, so they can listen to a preacher who uses the Word of God to draw attention to himself. But a sensational preacher stimulates the senses and leaves the spirit untouched. Instead of being the way to God, his 'being different' gets in the way. View quote
Henri Nouwen
A friend of mine was asked to a costume ball a short time ago. He slapped some egg on his face and went as a liberal economist. View quote
Ronald Reagan
Illusion, dance, mime, even magic - the Tour of Life, as it was called, had the lot. I shan't forget the way those Pink Floyd-like whale sounds that open The Kick Inside album heralded Kate's entry to the stage as waves were projected on huge screens and her band launched into Moving. For a split second, the audience thought Kate was lip-synching because there was no microphone, but in pre-dating Madonna by a couple of decades, she was wearing a headset to allow free movement around the stage. Every song from that first album was performed before the switch to stuff from follow-up Lionheart, virtually every number warranting a change of costume and stage set. ... The entire show was pure theatre. View quote
Kate Bush