When I have interns, I always say, 'Handwritten thank-you notes can make a difference.' People remember that - not an e-mail, a handwritten note in an envelope. Andre Leon Talley More Quotes by Andre Leon Talley More Quotes From Andre Leon Talley In my day you didn't speak until spoken to. Andre Leon Talley speak I'm usually at home and in bed by 10 o'clock. I do not want to be out at anybody's New Year's Eve party. Andre Leon Talley new-year party home Like Hillary Clinton before her, Mrs. Obama has always been a working woman. She is a lawyer turned hospital administrator turned political right hand. It is a unique resume. Andre Leon Talley political unique hands I think it's important that models be healthy. Andre Leon Talley healthy important thinking I have 4 bedrooms in my house. 1 is for guests, the other 3 are for closets. Andre Leon Talley fashion guests house Snooki and Honey Boo Boo. These are big celebrities in the U.S. You want to throw up. Andre Leon Talley honey-boo-boo bigs want One my favorite things is to go to the provinces of Russia and see the 18th century wood churches with the onion dome architecture. These humble wonders of incredible imagination of architects that were obviously not living in places like Paris or London, but they've created these amazing churches. Andre Leon Talley paris russia humble I suppose the most daring thing I've ever done is try to water ski. And that was not successful. Andre Leon Talley successful trying water It's always great to have things from France at a wedding. It's symbolic of style, of culture, of taste. Andre Leon Talley style taste culture There is room in today's world for men to wear dresses. Andre Leon Talley dresses men world The little black dress expresses a moment of freedom and individuality every time. Andre Leon Talley dress moment freedom time I like the idea of being warm and secure. That's what home should be. That you have a sense of warmth, security, love, and you love the things around you and surround yourself with beauty. Andre Leon Talley you home beauty love If you're going to be a model, what's going to get you the job on a go-see and makes you stand out, it might not be your lipstick or your portfolio or what you're wearing, it might come from your core being. Andre Leon Talley stand job you lipstick Uggs are comfort shoes, and it's important to have a shoe that gives you a sense of comfort. I have about 15 pair of Uggs - the same shoe, the same color. And I also have the bedroom slippers. Andre Leon Talley you shoes color important When my best friends doubt their little black dresses, they call me on the telephone seeking reassurance. Andre Leon Talley best me friends black Stella McCartney, not only is she a designer, she is a mother of four, and she lives for practicality. She understands what a woman needs to wear to work and what a woman needs to wear when it's time to go out and put on the Ritz! Andre Leon Talley woman mother work time I went to Brown to be a French professor, and I didn't know what I was doing except that I loved French. When I got to Paris and I could speak French, I know how much it helped me to establish relationships with Karl Lagerfeld, with the late Yves St. Laurent. French, it just helps you if you're in fashion. The French people started style. Andre Leon Talley me you style people You can never have too many black pumps. Never! Andre Leon Talley too never you black