You should have seen him,” she said. “A real ladies’ man. Stuff in his hair. Dark glasses. Fancy shoes. He had no idea how funny he looked. I much prefer men with ordinary shoes and honest trousers.
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Related He was in his mid-thirties, tall and pale and thin, with long, sandy hair and rimless glasses, dress... JOHN CONNOLLY I asked a man in prison once how he happened to be there and he said he had stolen a pair of shoes. ... MARY HARRIS JONES I think she's got him hidden out someplace. She knows where he is, that you can rest assured. He lef... JUDY HAYLES A three year old put his shoes on by himself. His mother noticed the left was on the right foot. She... UNKNOWN The whole world feels that it knows Francis, not so much because he follows Francis of Assisi but be... EUGENE KENNEDY There are boys here who have to mend their shoes whatever way they can. There are boys in this class... FRANK MCCOURT Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you do criticize him, you'll be... SOURCE UNKNOWN Before you criticize a man, walk a mile in his shoes. That way, when you do criticize him, you'll be... STEVE MARTIN I was sad because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. So I said, "Got any shoes you�... STEVEN WRIGHT I had no shoes, and I felt sorry for myself until I met a man who had no feet. I took his shoes. Now... GEORGE CARLIN He taught me to shine shoes. When there were no shoes to shine, I would watch him repair shoes, ... ... JOHN PATTON Some men's memory is like a box where a man should mingle his jewels with his old shoes. GEORGE SAVILE I much prefer being a man. Women have to spend so much time pulling themselves together, and their s... LYNNE CARTER If someone had asked him, “Ben, are you lonely? , ” he would have looked at that someone with re... STEPHEN KING He said he'd never seen 'turf toe' in the second toe. He said, 'Your shoes are a half size too small... KEVIN MENCH You went shopping with Rebecca?' 'Yep,' I said, pulling the shoes out of the box. His br... KARINA HALLE He should grow his hair out and stop wearing those low-cut socks, because it looks like he's just we... ADAM MORRISON He had the prettiest hair she had ever seen on a man: dark brown, almost black, and soft like sable,... ILONA ANDREWS Never insult a man until you've walked a mile in his shoes, that way when you insult him, your a mil... CHRIS HOWARD I first walked into the costume designer and saw she had short shoes, tweed jacket, little bun and g... LYNDA CARTER Everyone wants a Christmas tree. If you had a Christmas tree Santa would bring you stuff! Like hair ... JANET EVANOVICH Fighting positions, please, ladies...' 'That's debatable,' Halt said in an undertone to Will as... JOHN FLANAGAN He thought how much he liked her and had in common with her, and how much she'd like and have in com... KINGSLEY AMIS What is wrong with the [tale of] Two Swords?" he asked, even more surprised. "Don't you care for it?... LYNN KURLAND It's always been a comfort zone knowing you have 28 [Martin] behind you. I've seen him play with two... CHAD PENNINGTON It's always been a comfort zone knowing you have 28 [Martin] behind you, ... I've seen him play with... CHAD PENNINGTON I had no shoes and complained, until I met a man who had no feet. INDIAN PROVERB How do you tell how a man has been funny? How do you do the sound of his voice? The turn of his face... SHELLEY BERMAN Lately, he was always seen in a dark suit and somber, ... I wanted to see what he represented to me ... DAVID LACHAPELLE I wanted this movie to feel as much as possible like a cousin of Smokey and the Bandit, and Burt Rey... JAY CHANDRASEKHAR He who claims to have travelled in the hard roads, let him show his shoes for the proof! MEHMET MURAT ILDAN …people decided what they thought and would not be moved, not even by the most patient, the most r... ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH He had read much, if one considers his long life; but his contemplation was much more than his readi... JOHN AUBREY He had read much, if one considers his long life; but his contemplation was much more than his readi... ISAAC ASIMOV But he is an Italian," was Umberto's sensible reply. "He doesn't care if you break some law a little... ANNE FORTIER He understood his economic situation. That's part of his work ethic. He knows how Stephanie struggle... AARON LEE Before you judge a man, walk a mile in his shoes. After that who cares?... He's a mile away and you'... BILLY CONNELLY People are lonely, and only animals with fancy shoes. JACK JOHNSON He felt comfortable in trying some different shoes. Jerry's a fine young man. His character is impec... DICKEY NUTT I was in the Commons recently and saw a young lady wearing a nice pair of shoes. I said I liked them... THERESA MAY Some men's memory is like a box where a man should mingle his jewels with his old shoes GEORGE SAVILE I cried because I had no shoes, then I met a man who had no feet. OSCAR WILDE I wept because I had no shoes, until I saw a man who had no feet. ANONYMUS I cried because I had no shoes, then I met a man who had no feet. DAVE MATTHEWS BAND I used to cry for I had no shoes to wear until I saw a man with no feet. UNKNOWN She doesn’t even have shoes on” He was trying to reconcile something in his head while talking t... JENNA-LYNNE DUNCAN I find the Englishman to be him of all men who stands firmest in his shoes RALPH WALDO EMERSON Bono told me how to dance in high heels and he also told me about U2's Glastonbury performance a... FLORENCE WELCH He just had a birthday party. His grandchildren spoke and his grandson said how much he has impacted... SUSAN TUCKER Benji usually tries to match his hair with his underwear, and you know how he had the pink hair for ... JOEL MADDEN When I had Richie in Cleveland he did this once, and I told him he looked like a Q-Tip. Maybe when h... MIKE HARGROVE I wept because i had no shoes, until i met a man who had no feet. RUTA SEPETYS If you want to know what a man wants you to think of him, look at his tie. If you want to know what ... PADDY ASHDOWN'S MOTHER. You were dancing with Yuki and I looked at you. And you turned away and held her closer. Why did you... APRILYNNE PIKE Jaenelle peered into the space between the chair arms. “Saetan?” she said in a small, quivery vo... ANNE BISHOP When two months were up, I called his landlord. His landlord said he hadn't paid his rent and no one... JANE MARSHALL I'm impressed you got up here so quickly - and without a pack of court ladies hounding after you. Pe... SARAH J. MAAS She smiled at him. “How did you know just what I’d want to see?” “How could I not?” h... CASSANDRA CLARE Damn, you're good,' he said and rolled onto his back. The man wasn't much for flowery speech, Alesan... JULIE GARWOOD Sounis had been thinking of Ambiades. "He would have been a better man under different circumstances... MEGAN WHALEN TURNER You know,” she said dreamily, passing over his question, “you’re not nearly as handsome as Lor... LISA KLEYPAS My father ran London Films. He made films like 'The Red Shoes,' 'The Third Man.' And... MARK HELPRIN She put both her hands on his shoulders and gazed at him long, with a deep look of ecstasy and yet s... LEO TOLSTOY Life's irony;No matter how ugly a guy may look,if he can confidently approach one thousand ladies,on... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) He seemed to realize she was staring at him, because the cursing stopped. "You cut me," he said. His... CASSANDRA CLARE He didn't mind how he looked to other people, because the nursery magic had made him Real, and when ... MARGERY WILLIAMS BIANCO I always judge a man by his shoes and his watch. TAMER HASSAN I hate wearing trousers and shoes. I wear jeans and sneakers most of the time. MARK WEBBER I love him because he is Welsh and stylish...and because he gave me these shoes. SHIRLEY BASSEY I knew exactly how he felt because I had walked in his shoes, wary and distrustful, unable to believ... ANN AGUIRRE I felt sorry for myself because I had no shoes -- until I met a man who had no feet. YIDDISH PROVERB How could he not? ... Look at his head: He's got all that hair sticking out. My dad realized he had ... DEAN YOUNG His face was gaunt, scraped and bloody, his hair dusted with cobwebs, but when he locked eyes with h... RICK RIORDAN Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had lo... BIBLE A look came into his dark eyes, a new expression she could'nt decipher. He stroked her lips with his... THEA HARRISON He said it requires special washer. He said he'd have to take whole sink out, and he didn't have the... FRANK BORGIA Charles V. said that a man who knew four languages was worth four men; and Alexander the Great so va... THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY Charles V said that a man who knew four languages was worth four men; and Alexander the Great so val... THOMAS BABINGTON MACAULAY I guess we had talked about his background and questioned him about Medicare. He said he had no prob... LAWRENCE STORY Putting Mr. Polopetsi in charge of the investigation is like putting a rabbit in charge of the airpo... ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH The winds must come from somewhere when they blow…There must be reasons why the leaves decay. ALEXANDER MCCALL SMITH You know I love you," I whispered in his ear. "I know," he whispered back, turned, I pulled my ... KRISTEN ASHLEY I had the blues because I had no shoes until upon the street, I met a man who had no feet. DENIS WAITLEY Percy Jackson," Hermes said, "because you have taken on the curse of Achilles, I must spare you. You... RICK RIORDAN He whispers, "You have no idea how much I've thought about you. How many times I've dreamt"-he takes... TAHEREH MAFI That's some big shoes to fill. He brings a lot to the team. I feel like if we had him, we would have... JOSH PEPPERS He did not speak; merely looked at her with an expression she had seen traces of before but never fu... ANNE FORTIER How did you meet him?" I asked her. She smiled. "Here, actually. During a dinner rush. He was s... SARAH DESSEN The majority of people say they have lost everything. I've seen kids with no shoes. KAREN STEWART He recognized her despite the uproar, through his tears of unrepeatable sorrow at dying without her,... GABRIEL GARCíA MáRQUEZ I want to drink champagne from ladies' shoes. MAL PEET For so many years, for so long, I have been so many things, so many different men. But here," he sai... DIANA GABALDON Meliorn?” said Clary. “I’ve met you, haven’t I? You used to go out with Isabelle Lightwood.�... CASSANDRA CLARE And some time after midnight on that clear October evening, Noah was overcome with longing. And if a... NICHOLAS SPARKS A man should never put on his best trousers when he goes out to battle for freedom and truth HENRIK IBSEN I have the idea that running shoes are based on a kind of cult idea - that our feet are flawed and w... CHRISTOPHER MCDOUGALL I don't like my shoes,' said Rose. 'I'm wearing my shoes and you don't see me complain.' '... FRANNY BILLINGSLEY She looked into the mirror, wiping the mascara that was running down her cheeks with her tears and s... AKSHAY VASU Someone asked me...how it felt and I was reminded of a story that a fellow townsman of ours used to ... ADLAI E. STEVENSON II I know he had a lot of stuff in there. You should have seen the mess they had to clean up after the ... EARL BILISKE
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DAVINA MCCALL Straight is the line of duty; Curved is the line of beauty; Follow the straight line, thou shalt see... WILLIAM MCCALL This is the worst ran department in the state of Tennessee. Swear to God it is. BOYCE MCCALL You don't want your children playing out in the yard because those heavy metals are horrible. BOYCE MCCALL Dust settles every night. We have a black car. We get up the next morning and it looks golden. BOYCE MCCALL If Hitch were a person, he'd be Mother Theresa or Gandhi or someone who treated all living creatures... MCCALL HOYLE It's not about sour grapes. It's about a fair shot. ED MCCALL The Talmud states, "Do not be daunted by the enormity of the world's grief. Do justly now, love merc... BRIDGES MCCALL To pull this together in such a short time, and for the public to respond so wholeheartedly is amazi... DAVINA MCCALL I'm afraid you have to leave us - DAVINA MCCALL They're all... looking... a little... nervous right now DAVINA MCCALL I knew it was really, really popular when my granny told me she watched it, and was addicted. When y... DAVINA MCCALL The people who go into that house are a cross section of British culture. They're not freaks. DAVINA MCCALL He's such a lovely fellow, that Lester Piggott. DAVINA MCCALL It's easy to present - out with a very, very rowdy crowd talking to the camera, DAVINA MCCALL I can't believe you are showing no remorse. DAVINA MCCALL We knew coming in that this would be a litmus test for our team. Who better to see where you're at t... JIM MCCALL Our labor agreement was one that the membership overwhelmingly ratified, and it turned out to be a p... DAVID MCCALL Our labor agreement was one that the membership overwhelmingly ratified, and it turned out to be a p... DAVID MCCALL Do not wait and hope to be discovered...make yourself so you cannot be denied! JAMIE MCCALL We've eight players involved in the panel, and that would be a big lump out of our squad, MARK MCCALL It's a chance for us to show off to these companies. DEAN MCCALL We are just geeks who want to pull the two cities together and pool our resources. DEAN MCCALL The project (we) are working on is a community based, public-need project. The people we are focusin... DEAN MCCALL See it, learn it, do it ALL. JAMIE MCCALL He was all right in high school. Girls liked him. He was cool. DON MCCALL We rode bikes together sometimes. DON MCCALL Some of the guys who come in my barber shop said they saw him and he was saying to come down to the ... DON MCCALL As a coach, you remain optimistic. You go into every battle, every contest, thinking if we do what's... ED MCCALL You're playing against a stacked deck. I think that's all we're asking for was a fair shot for our c... ED MCCALL It wasn't about kicking them out. This was not a proposal made out of sour grapes. ED MCCALL We've got mobile homes rolled into mobile homes. We've got mobile homes blown into houses. It's all ... DAVID MCCALL Our labor agreement was one that the membership overwhelmingly ratified, and it turned out to be a p... DAVID MCCALL There's an advantage to belonging to an international. One obvious thing (affecting union members) i... DAVID MCCALL There's an advantage to belonging to an international. DAVID MCCALL We've broadened people's responsibilities, and we are far more productive than we use to be. DAVID MCCALL Many of these people have never, ever had a livable wage. It will also give them benefits like paid ... DAVID MCCALL We do not want people to be here. We want them out of harm's way. FRANK MCCALL You never say never. People in Florida never saw anything like [Hurricane] Andrew. FRANK MCCALL