Babe Paley Quotes

#1. Babe Paley simply never made an empty gesture, and here she was, assembling a parade of them. But her feet, her hands, her mind, her heart, were all restless. Truman.

Melanie Benjamin

#2. Party of the Century by Deborah Davis, about Truman Capote's famous Black and White Ball. Capote by Gerald Clarke. Truman Capote by George Plimpton. Fifth Avenue, 5 A.M. by Sam Wasson. Slim, the memoir of Slim Keith. And The Sisters by David Grafton, about Babe Paley and her sisters.

Melanie Benjamin

#3. I'm still one of those persons who prefers to wear pants, especially for at-home entertaining.

Babe Paley

#4. I have a mother already. I don't need three.

Bella Jeanisse

#5. I have seldom known a person who deserted the truth in trifles and then could be trusted in matters of importance.

Babe Paley

#6. [Paris] is dirty. It has pigeons and black yards. The people have white skin.

Albert Camus

#7. I like the sudden shock of non-sequitur color. Color, in fact, is my weakness.

Babe Paley

#8. The look of being too deliberately dressed, with everything cautiously matching, always bores me.

Babe Paley

#9. It has come to my attention that Missouri state and local law enforcement agencies may be in need of additional resources due to the unanticipated costs of responding to the unrest in Ferguson.

Roy Blunt

#10. These magic moments when rhythms and harmonies extend themselves and jell together and the people become another instrument. These things are priceless and they can't be learned; they can only be felt.

Andrew Hill

#11. I love every character in the DC universe, except for Rampage. Rampage is a She-Hulk rip-off, and I like She-Hulk.

Geoff Johns

#12. I put the ball in play. That's what I want.

Jose Reyes

#13. Neatness - which is grooming, after all - is definitely the most important requirement.

Babe Paley

#14. I wouldn't trade those 10 years for anything. The Navy taught me a lot of things. It molded me as a man, and I made a lot of wonderful friends.

Ernest Borgnine

#15. There are aspects of love that I once undervalued. Kindness. Having a sort of honor when love is on the table.

Susan Minot