Tuesday 15 December 2009

10 Famous Quotes On Shoes

Shoes are a powerful fashion item - this is evidenced by the thousands of famous people who have chimed in with their thoughts over the years.

These are ten of our favourite quotes on shoes:


  1. All those rappers, they're the only glamorous people working in music now. They dress up in these chains of gold, cars, girls and this and that, high-heeled shoes. Bryan Ferry
  2. Americans are crazy. They have this fascination with throwing their shoes on stage. I've been to a lot of shows in me life, some good and some bad. But I was never moved to take off me shoes and throw it at the lead singer. Noel Gallagher
  3. Any girl that's got a $500,000 table and $5 shoes, I'm in love with. James Brolin
  4. I still have my feet on the ground, I just wear better shoes. Oprah Winfrey
  5. I've always looked at shoes as being immensely beautiful things. Graham Coxon
  6. Age shouldn't affect you. It's just like the size of your shoes - they don't determine how you live your life! You're either marvellous or you're boring, regardless of your age. Morrissey
  7. Coming from a farming background, I saw nothing out of the ordinary in running barefoot, although it seemed to startle the rest of the athletics world. I have always enjoyed going barefoot and when I was growing up I seldom wore shoes, even when I went into town. Zola Budd
  8. You want to fall in love with a shoe, go ahead. A shoe can't love you back, but, on the other hand, a shoe can't hurt you too deeply either. And there are so many nice-looking shoes. Allan Sherman
  9. My shoes are special shoes for discerning feet. Manolo Blahnik
  10. I had these shoes made and 2 to 3 inch lifts inside and the heel was another 2 and half inches. I walked around that way, wherever I could without falling over. Bobby Darin
What are your best shoe quotes, leave us a comment!