A Quote by Fred Astaire

Be yourself-but don't be conspicuous.

Fred Astaire

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Be Yourself Conspicuous Yourself

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Fred Astaire
American - Actor
May 10, 1899 - June 22, 1987

Hollywood has gone from the capital of conspicuous consumption to the cutting edge of conspicuous conservation.

Arianna Huffington

The students [of the 60's] substituted conspicuous compassion for their parents' conspicuous consumption.

Allan Bloom

Was it my conspicuousness that distressed me? Not at all. It was merely that I was not beautifully conspicuous but uglily conspicuous - it makes all the difference in the world.

Mark Twain

Everything is judged by its appearance; what is unseen counts for nothing. Never let yourself get lost in the crowd, then, or buried in oblivion. Stand out. Be conspicuous, at all cost. Make yourself a magnet of attention by appearing larger, more colorful, more mysterious than the bland and timid masses.

Robert Greene

The gap between ideals and actualities, between dreams and achievements, the gap that can spur strong men to increased exertions, but can break the spirit of others -- this gap is the most conspicuous, continuous land mark in American history. It is conspicuous and continuous not because Americans achieve little, but because they dream grandly. The gap is a standing reproach to Americans; but it marks them off as a special and singularly admirable community among the world's peoples.