Having an emotional connection with what we wear is at once transformative and talismanic. Why else would Glenda the Good Witch have given Dorothy a pair of ruby slippers? Clicking those heels did more than get Miss Garland back to Kansas; they manifested magic – that sweet spot where memories are made.
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Related A pair of ruby red slippers worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz have been stolen. The thief is ... DAVID LETTERMAN 1) Are you a good witch or a bad witch? 2) Oh, i'm not a witch at all! I'm Dorothy, from Kansas. THE WIZARD OF OZ Bill O'Reilly is like a comfortable pair of shimmeringly angry slippers, but you know every nigh... PIERS MORGAN There's nothing more comfortable or leisurely than having a pair of Ugg slippers on in the house... TOM BRADY Whoever it was that stole the ruby slippers they have not only robbed the museum, and robbed me of t... MICHAEL SHAW If I had my way, I'd wear jewelry, a great pair of heels and nothing else. JADA PINKETT SMITH They really are the ruby slippers of our time. TOM GREGORY 'The Wizard of Oz' is my favourite. It explains what life on this planet is about. Although ... RUPAUL Some Survivors get angry at having to work at recovering from sexual abuse. They feel that it is unf... BEVERLY ENGEL And what is more melancholy than the old apple-trees that linger
about the spot where once stood a ... NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE I'm not one of those people that wears something once and tosses it aside. I wear my shoes until... RACHEL NICHOLS Why did you wear heels? How are you supposed to fight a gargoyle in what you're wearing? PRIYA ARDIS They also are more forgiving and have a bigger sweet spot than the traditional irons. CHRIS PLUMMER I believe we would miss an opportunity if we did not take a real good look at why there is an absenc... TERRY ALLEN Like at home, I don't wear heels. But everywhere else I go, I wear heels. NASTIA LIUKIN A child's kiss is magic. Why else would they be so stingy with them? HARVEY FIERSTEIN I hate kitten heels; they're useless. Either wear heels that are dangerous, or don't wear th... DEEPIKA PADUKONE It was very emotional for me. Football will miss Bill Snyder. More than that, the kids of Kansas Sta... MACK BROWN Someone once joked, Hell is other people. But the truth is that connection to other people can be sa... LORNA JANE COOK Kansas City, I would say, did more for jazz music, black music, than any other influence at all. Alm... JESSE STONE Once we get to know where and why the skeletons of the past are buried, we can start wading across o... ERIK PEVERNAGIE Miss Rice talks very tough. We have gotten used to this nonsense. Miss Rice is a bit emotional about... AKBAR HASHEMI RAFSANJANI What a surprise it is to discover that you have never needed to strive to survive and be happy after... GINA LAKE A child's kiss is magic. Why else would they be so stingy with them? HARVEY FIERSTEIN If you have experienced a real happiness before, you will all the time hope to get that experience o... EPHDAN We made more mistakes today than they did, and that's why they won. To their credit, they did a bett... HARRY PETERSON It's so frustrating and heartbreaking. They are the movie icon of movie icons. Everybody recognizes ... MICHAEL SHAW Our most famous writers are Faulkner and Eudora Welty and Flannery O'Connor. It would make sense... ROBERT MORGAN The first 'Star Wars' film was enormously important. I grew up right smack-bang in the sweet... BEN MENDELSOHN Hackers find more success with organizations where employees are under appreciated, over worked and ... JAMES SCOTT There's nothing like a good pair of heels. BRIDGET MOYNAHAN We are very pleased with the results of this study. It confirms that the Kansas Visitors Guide is re... BECKY BLAKE I have loved flowers that fade,
Within those magic tents
Rich hues have marriage made
Wi... ROBERT SEYMOUR BRIDGES Emotional pain is the self-inflicted wounds of those that ask "why me?" more than they ask "How coul... JON CHRISTOPHER GARLAND The only real, true, permanent way to destroy your mind control is to work through the memories. It'... ALISON MILLER Tyler is an awesome player and the other guys really compliment what he does. It seemed like any tim... DAN GONZALEZ Connection is why we're here; it is what gives purpose and meaning to our lives. The power that conn... BRENé BROWN I am not the sort of woman who would wear high heels with a bathing suit. Let's get that straigh... VERA WANG When I have a good pair of shoes, I wear them over and over. Whether it's nice sneakers or a coo... BETHANY MOTA You get a four-spot with Todd pitching and you're in good shape. He hasn't given up more than four r... SCOTT EMERICK With the notion of marriage - an exclusive, emotional, binding 'til death do you part' tie -... LISA MURKOWSKI We did an episode where she goes out to get a job and she gets fired because she's not good. The... PATRICIA HEATON I'm like one of the tallest ones on 'Scandal.' If I'm wearing my four-inch Abby Whel... DARBY STANCHFIELD Music is a healing force. That's what good art is. That's what art is. I shouldn't say 'good' becaus... SHAWN COLVIN We need you, Dennis, wherever you are. We've got your ruby red slippers here. Come home. And bring T... LUC LONGLEY In Kansas City, most of the time, if we'd have made it to the playoffs, we would have been happy... ZACK GREINKE Well I ain't Dr. Phil, but I'm smart," she said. "And your shoes are cuter than his," I said, ... P.C. CAST It's your version of whatever that is. We use those words because they are kind of empowering. Try t... GREG BEHRENDT Society is made up of two classes those who get more than they earn and those earn more than they ge... VIKRANT PARSAI Empathy is the new measurement of everything. It doesn't matter what religion you have, what God you... C. JOYBELL C. Each of us views life through a different lens. What we think is colored by the baggage we carry, an... LAURIE BUCHANAN, PHD Amazon would serve itself well by having an open platform because that typically gets you to the swe... SEAN BADDING Toto did not really care whether he was in Kansas or the Land of Oz so long as Dorothy was with him;... L. FRANK BAUM Had I known how sweet they were I would have saved more of these memories RICHARD L. RATLIFF The failure in response was just as tragic as the hurricane. Why weren't we more prepared? Why weren... WALLACE DAVIS I am happy with the effort and with the result, but not with the execution. We made more than our sh... BART TOOLEY We needed a mixture of people that would reach different groups of citizens within Kansas. If you ju... BILL BIDER Man wants to be the king o’ the rabbits, he best wear a pair o’ floppy ears. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN I love my Force Fins, which are the kind of fins Special Forces use and really are adapted from the ... SYLVIA EARLE I have a black pair of suede Jimmy Choos. I've only worn them once to a Sony event. The heels ha... JESSICA MAUBOY I have a bitter taste in my mouth now, but the memories are sweet. We showed that we're as good, if ... JARED MOULTRIE Nothing I did contributed to me having cancer, so I can't sit back and say, 'Oh why me.'... ERIC DAVIS We started rehearsing this backwards ... so that once the students were on the spot, they would be m... ERIC HUGHES How can you live the high life if you do not wear high heels? I don't understand why women wear ... SONIA RYKIEL Once everyone is connected to everyone and everything else, nothing matters anymore. If everyone in ... DOUGLAS RUSHKOFF Writing is literally transformative. When we read, we are changed. When we write, we are changed. It... FRANCESCA LIA BLOCK We haven't gotten every penny back and we won't get every penny back. But given all of the hurdles w... TOM DRESSLAR ...we should be remembered for the things we do. The things we do are the most important things of a... R.J. PALACIO But, at least what we did to Guatemala shows that it can work-they are both great players. We have t... LEO BEENHAKKER By the way,
The works of women are symbolical.
We sew, sew, prick our fingers, dull out sight,... ELIZABETH BARRETT BROWNING And look at the room growth. Capacity isn't enormous given the weight of baby boomers who have more ... ANDREW ZARNETT If you don't have an emotional connection to why you are trying to accomplish your goals, the od... BRETT HOEBEL What better way to connect with people than by staring and talking straight at them? Don't blink... ZE FRANK I also hate those holidays that fall on a Monday where you don't get mail, those fake holidays l... JOHN WATERS Our strongest gifts are usually those we are barely aware of possessing. They are a part of our God-... PARKER J. PALMER What he did in New Orleans -- I mean, that's worse than what Bull Connor did in his entire career as... CHARLES BARRON Usually, like, on 'Mean Girls,' the task that Tina Fey and I set for ourselves was we wanted... MARK WATERS I'm entirely interested in people, and also other creatures and beings, but especially in people... ALICE WALKER What do you think it is to be normal?' Why in the world would you want to be?' she says. I... PATRICK JONES The book argues that even though many cases have been held up as classic examples of modern American... ROSS CHEIT I'm the kind of person who would rather get my hopes up really high and watch them get dashed to pie... MINDY KALING Most of us are familiar with the fact that we can remember things better if those memories are forme... JAMES OLSON Most of us are familiar with the fact that we can remember things better if those memories are forme... JAMES OLSON Having made the adjustment to 4A last year, we are a little more prepared as to what we need to acco... GREG GVOZDAS What was love, really? Flowers, chocolate, and poetry? Or was it something else? Was it being able t... RICHELLE MEAD It's true. It's like the hidden secret that no one tells you. we can all be beautiful girls, Colie. ... SARAH DESSEN Obviously it was a game where they made more plays than we did. I congratulate Mike and the Denver B... BILL BELICHICK That is, the only reason salvation is necessary is to get us back to the garden. The Pentateuch not ... DAVID BAKER At times, I think, 'What would I rather be doing than music?' That's what you have to as... NAYVADIUS CASH I have this fear of falling in front of large groups of people. That's why I tend not to wear he... TAYLOR SWIFT Everybody's always asking me about my blood pressure. They did an interview once where they hook... LEWIS BLACK I'm not going to be singing songs that I made in the past. I closed the door on that incarnation... SINEAD O'CONNOR O my Brothers! love your Country. Our Country is our home, the home which God has given us, placing ... GIUSEPPE MAZZINI It didn't have any details. That's why we put a condition on those plans that when they did figure o... BOB CAMPBELL This is a case where the Bush administration doesn't need to spell out what they did and why they di... LARRY SABATO Ruby Wax has basically ruined my career. You'll see when you watch the programme. I get more int... CAROL VORDERMAN Know what suits you. I would never wear brown, because it just doesn't work with my pale skin an... LEIGH LEZARK I'll tell you what I miss most. What I would love to do, more than anything, is just anthologies... AARON SPELLING It was a good spot because the game wasn't on the line at that point. It wasn't like if he made an o... GEORGE ALEXANDER They made more baskets than we did, but we made more free throws and that's what won the game. FRANK ROSSI
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It's been part of my identity for so long. I... ERIN O'CONNOR I've enjoyed many camping holidays with my sister and her children, but we're pretty posh ca... ERIN O'CONNOR Caution is the key to safe cycling. I'm aware that cars are bigger than me, but I feel quite saf... ERIN O'CONNOR I'm like a tourist when I'm in London. ERIN O'CONNOR In my work, I'm called to a job at the drop of a hat, so I like a sense of order to my holidays,... ERIN O'CONNOR Cycling is a great way to learn about your city. I love being outdoors, especially in good weather, ... ERIN O'CONNOR A girl must have an indefinable magic, real character, a strong sense of self. Her role is to respon... ERIN O'CONNOR I lead a very busy life and don't have a lot of time, so my skincare needs to be easy and portab... ERIN O'CONNOR It makes me cross when I hear people say, 'It's so last season.' I always say, 'It... ERIN O'CONNOR I've been on both sides: the victim and the villain. I was the victimised model, and everything ... ERIN O'CONNOR Winter is my favourite season. ERIN O'CONNOR My style has been nurtured over time. It's more about knowing what doesn't suit you. I love ... ERIN O'CONNOR My perfect bag would be practical but also have the stylish element to it; it would be bold and colo... ERIN O'CONNOR I write because I don't know what I think until I read what I say. FLANNERY O'CONNOR Only if we are secure in our beliefs can we see the comical side of the universe. FLANNERY O'CONNOR There is no excuse for anyone to write fiction for public consumption unless he has been called to d... FLANNERY O'CONNOR Life is full of surprises but you are exactly where you are supposed to be. Start there. JULIEANNE O'CONNOR Life's unpredictable path and length, should be enough to make you want to take a chance. JULIEANNE O'CONNOR Do the best you can in every task, no matter how unimportant it may seem at the time. No one learns ... SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR Those who would renegotiate the boundaries between church and state must therefore answer a difficul... SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR What if one thing resonates with everybody, but it's not the same for anybody? MARK ALLEN O'CONNOR Breaking, in modern psychology, 'learned helplessness.' This is where you crush an animal's desire t... REBECCA K. O'CONNOR