Footwear Quotes

I would be happy to accept asylum, political asylum, in India - a nation I love. In return, I will bring Mayawati a range of the finest British footwear. (Julian Assange)
You used to be able to tell a person's nationality by the face. Immigration ended that. Next you discerned nationality via the footwear. Globalization ended that. View quote
Jeffrey Eugenides
The 'Tarahumara' use their legs 'as designed.' By running at a young age with minimal footwear, they naturally develop the best biomechanical use of their legs. Cushioned shoes restrict foot movements and allow for over-striding. Short strides are natural. View quote
Christopher McDougall
Shoes are a big part of your look. I think that if your outfit isn't really something special, then fun footwear is a great way to jazz it up and make your ensemble more interesting. View quote
Christian Siriano
I have always had an interest in fashion and design and I appreciate style and timelessness within my footwear and accessories both on and off the court. View quote
Maria Sharapova
The reason the Romans built their great paved highways was because they had such inconvenient footwear. View quote
Montesquieu
More than a bomb or gun/ The footwear is a potent weapon,/ For, what years of shouting couldn't do/ A momentary missile has done/ And, in the bargain, blackened/ A Journalist's profession;/ Even if justice has won/ Even Bush to Chidambaram/ It is becoming a bit too common;/ Thank God, it is as yet with danger fraught/ Thank God, my wife has yet used it not. View quote
Khushwant Singh
Luke moved as silently as fog, while Maryse's heels sounded like gunshots on the marble floor. Clary wondered if Isabelle's propensity for unsuitable footwear was genetic. View quote
Cassandra Clare
Comedy is really my passion. I started out way before television doing sketch comedy with other women. Very much along the lines of, at the time it was 'Sensible Footwear', but now it's 'Smack The Pony', 'French And Saunders', that kind of thing. That's how I started out. View quote
Amanda Tapping
My concept of a 'Doctor Who' girl was that you screamed a lot and ran around quarries in unsuitable footwear. Of course you fell over and twisted your ankle, because you had high heels on. View quote
Sophie Aldred
I firmly believe that with the right footwear one can rule the world. (Bette Midler)
I definitely spend the most money on shoes, partly because vintage footwear can be a little funky - in a bad way. I like to keep things pretty simple up top and then go weird with the shoes. View quote
Chloë Sevigny
The bread which you hold back belongs to the hungry; the coat, which you guard in your locked storage-chests, belongs to the naked; the footwear mouldering in your closet belongs to those without shoes. The silver that you keep hidden in a safe place belongs to the one in need. Thus, however many are those whom you could have provided for, so many are those whom you wrong. View quote
Basil of Caesarea