Grooming Quotations

Non-human primates spend hours a day grooming each other. And with humans, touching is also important. It's a way to form bonds and connect in modern society. But you can also speed up the use of conscious purposes once you're aware of that, and it can be manipulated.

My mother was a teacher. She was grooming my brother and me to be successful, accomplished people.

Good grooming is integral and impeccable style is a must. If you don't look the part, no one will want to give you time or money.

I am a metrosexual and into male grooming - I moisturise, I exfoliate.

I did a lot of personal appearances because I was under contract to ABC.

My marriage to my husband, Bart Conner in 1996 is my proudest personal moment.

I think they are grooming me as another Gary Cooper.

I studied law at university and was sort of grooming myself to go into that kind of career. I filmed 'The Wedge' while studying, which was very difficult, but I'm proud I completed my degree.

With my music, I can express myself so much. A lot of the fans can sense that I'm relating to them something that's quite personal.

In Colombia, where I was born and raised, women like my mother considered their appearance and personal grooming a matter of principle. There was never an occasion where she didn't show up looking picture-perfect.

There is no more grooming to become Heavyweight Champion, my time is now and I'm ready to take over the heavyweight division,

His surf career is kinda over, so he's at a crossroads when a friend comes to him and says here's an opportunity to work with these girls. ... He has to make sure they train, don't stay out late, and show up to events on time. I'm grooming them for a pro career.

Grooming is 10 times more important than makeup. I use a hair gloss with a teeny bit of color in it that makes my hair very shiny.

Larry Summers is a very capable guy. He's been Rubin's deputy for the last five years or so, and Rubin has been grooming him to take on the responsibilities of being the Treasury secretary.

Some of the kids may have dropped out right away because they didn't understand how it works. Grooming the horses teaches you character and it teaches you fortitude.

I think he's got a great mentality, a great situation here where he has so many leaders and experienced guys to show him. And he doesn't have to be a leader, but they're grooming him to be one. I think he's just going to be a fantastic player for a long time.

The 'Queer Eye' effect, or the Beckham factor, taught men that good grooming and having a fashion sense are an acceptable and important part of a certain kind of lifestyle.

We became his adopted family not knowing he was manipulating us and lying to us that he'd been grooming Elizabeth for taking her away.

We seem to believe it is possible to ward off death by following rules of good grooming.

My work is intensely personal.

While he was their leader, he had an incredible team around him and has seemed to be grooming them for the time when he would step down. Although it is a loss, I think he has left Apple very capable of carrying their software vision forward and they should not really miss a beat.

We've had a lot of traffic. People are inquiring about grooming and pet sitting. If everybody that came by is sincere, our business is going to be booming.

Curtis is really an up-and-comer. He's got a lot of speed, runs really crisp routes. ... They're getting him the ball more and more. They are really grooming him into a top-notch receiver.

I've been grooming him since age 8. I knew when he was very young that with his speed, he had the potential, and he loved football.

The snowmobile came up behind us dragging a grooming device, including a track setter.

The surge in men's apparel sales came from some of the most unexpected places, such as young men buying a suit. Teens and young adult men have finally 'discovered the suit.' When exploring that further, NPD found that young men never owned a suit, never wore a suit and never saw their father in a suit - yet, they have migrated towards dressing up to be 'cool.' We are seeing a shift in the younger generation reaching their image through grooming and dressing up.

I've never been any place where we kept seven receivers. With that said, I'm delighted that we were able to keep them. We're going to keep working and keep coaching them up and keep grooming them up and hopefully when their time comes, they'll be able to answer the bell.

Teens and young men have finally 'discovered' the suit. We are seeing a shift in the younger generation reaching their image through grooming and dressing up.

Sometimes, we overlook or forget the significance of being a parent. It's a real job. You can't have a kid and forget. Parents are shaping, grooming and molding a human. Parents who are neglectful, who lack fortitude -- we offer them the support they need. If they need help, we show them how to help and groom.

As far as the grooming goes, if I'm introducing someone to skin care, I really hope they'll take what I've given them and use that for a long time.

A clothes dryer at Star Grooming blew up 10 feet away from me, ... I was so close to the dryer when it blew up, it still bothers my eyes.

At this point, we're grooming him as a starter. That's why we got him. It's not like we have a surplus of starters.

I tend to have them submit to psychological testing, and what I find is they're not predators, but they're immature and, males especially, flattered girls find them interesting. Treating them as if these people are grooming these young females for some illicit relationship ? my own judgment is most of the time, that never happens. They're ceasing to be the adult in the situation." ()

Him putting so many years into grooming that style, I don't think he's going to cut it.

...colleges being nothing but grooming schools for the middleclass non-identity which usually finds its perfect expression on the outskirts of the campus in rows of well-to-do houses with lawns and television sets is each living room with everybody looking at the same thing and thinking the same thing at the same time while the Japhies of the world go prowling in the wilderness...

Everyone is into male grooming.

Alex is very brave, very strong in tackling and reads the game well. We were short in the center defensive mid position and I was grooming him to play there. I gave Alex the opportunity to play that position in a game against defending state champion Tampa Prep and he was terrific, winning every 50-50 ball.

You won't make any money. What we make goes into the show, into the garden, and into buying art from the show for the garden. But it's not going into the Institute of Art, that's for sure. I have two guys here for 10 days before the show, grooming the garden.

The company has been grooming Bell for that role and he's certainly become more of a public face of the company recently.

I have both exploited and been exploited in the print field.

If I were to start taking care of my grooming, I would no longer be my own self.

Banks have become society's new pushers, grooming money addicts.