A Quote by Wilson Mizner

The difference between chirping out of turn and a faux pas depends on what kind of a bar you're in.

Wilson Mizner

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Wisdom Bar Between Depends Difference Faux Faux Pas Kind Out Turn

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Wilson Mizner
American - Dramatist
May 19, 1876 - April 3, 1933

I really like 'Project Runway.' I know it's reality, so that might be kind of faux pas for me to say.

Simon Helberg

Mothers know the difference between a broth and a consommé. And the difference between damask and chintz. And the difference between vinyl and Naugahyde. And the difference between a house and a home. And the difference between a romantic and a stalker. And the difference between a rock and a hard place.

Patricia Marx

My biggest faux pas is not giving time for myself.

Donna Karan

to a Southerner it is faux pas, not sins, that matter in this world.

Florence King

A fashion faux pas is what happens when you're not confident with yourself.

Loulou de la Falaise

Fashion faux pas should be celebrated. I enjoy them because it means we're not all clones.

Linda Evangelista

I will never wear something I'm not comfortable in, and if I do, you'll see it in my face, and it'll be a complete faux pas.

Alia Bhatt

My worst fashion faux pas: probably orange shoes with white pants. I thought I looked spectacular.

Kevin O'Leary

One fashion faux pas that men make is wearing ill-fitted clothing with too many prints and statement pieces.

Nandita Mahtani

When all my mates used to think they were proper rude boys, they used to take the piss out of me for wearing casual clothing. But in terms of a faux pas, I reckon I'm too proud to admit it - I'm of the opinion that I always look boss.

Jack O'Connell

I wouldn't call it a faux pas, but I have about 12 tracksuits. I always travel in a tracksuit. I feel it makes people happy when they see me.

Jenny Lewis

I'd love to say fashion faux pas differ from country to country, but they don't.

Trinny Woodall

I feel, at times, women in India go beyond their comfort zone just to clad the trend, and that automatically becomes a faux pas. If you are not comfortable with something, please don't wear it.

Kalki Koechlin

The difference between de jure and de facto segregation is the difference between open, forthright bigotry and the shamefaced kind that works through unwritten agreements between real estate dealers, school officials, and local politicians.