Babe Paley Quotations

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

In all things preserve integrity; and the consciousness of your own uprightness will alleviate the toil of business, soften the hardness of ill-success and disappointments, and give you a humble confidence before God, when the ingratitude of people, or the iniquity of the times may rob you of other rewards.

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

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

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

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