Ken Hakuta Quotes

When something hasn't been around much for a while, and one example of it turns up and catches people's eyes, they go looking for more like it - until they get tired of it again.

People will have an altered idea of who you are unless they really take time to get to know you, which of course they don't. They just get what they see, and they take that to the bank.

We unwittingly judge products by their boxes, books by their covers, and even corporation's annual reports by their nice glossy finish.

I don't believe you can buy or sell 'cool.'

Things do not pass for what they are, but for what they seem. Most things are judged by their jackets.

It’s better to be quotable than to be honest.

Appearances do matter.

On TV people look at your hair and then they look at your skin, and then they look at your clothes, and by the time they're listening to what you're saying, you're off the screen.

There's a certain amount of absurdity to the idea that having extremely crisp clothes is what's going to get you through the door. And there's a certain sad reality to it, too.

People seem to think I got where I am because of the clothes that I wear.

Your neighbors will make judgments about you based on how your lawn and house look, and people who see you passing will judge you based on how clean you keep your car. It's not always fair, but it has always been true. Appearances matter, so make yours a good one.

Outward appearances mean everything.

Being handsome wasn't much of a burden. It worked for me.

The true value of somebody in this town is very hard to determine. It's all smoke and mirrors.

I'm trying to deal with ideas about histories, fame, hearsay, and how public identities are constructed.

I was worried that in London I would be judged for who I know rather than what I do. In New York, I am known for fashion.

It's one thing to be this 'tough chick,' but you also have to be likeable.

People don't know exactly what I do; they just know I'm 'cool.'

Being attractive and being credible can and do go together.

When I first saw Drake, I thought I was never going to like him based on the person that I saw on T.V. He's just so full on, and he's got the ladies' man thing, which isn't necessarily something that would resonate with me.

Fashion is the science of appearances, and it inspires one with the desire to seem rather than to be.

Fame is a series of misunderstandings surrounding a name.

When you have a label stuck on you, people tend to believe it. If someone calls you suave and debonair, you only get offered parts in a suit and a collar and tie. It just so happens I wear them reasonably well.

You make a first impression and people never forget it. If people want to think of me as the wacky 'Juno' lady forever, I could think of worse ways to be labeled.

Does General Grant think I care what the newspapers say?