Jill Biden Quotes

I know there are, like, 12 rules for late night: a desk, a band. Will people take me seriously if I don't wear a tie?

You have to have an awareness of where you're going, what the event is, what you're promoting, and who the audience is. That always informs the way you dress.

Before you are interviewed for the job you want, try on the complete outfit you intend to wear.

For stage I try to dress down, because I want people to take me seriously.

When you walk out here with the Bobcats logo, stand for something. Not wearing your hat to the back, sagging jeans. Be a professional, that's how I present myself to them.

If you want to be noticed, dress the part.

I began wearing hats as a young lawyer because it helped me to establish my professional identity. Before that, whenever I was at a meeting, someone would ask me to get coffee.

Nobody cares about your wardrobe, what your tie looks like, or even if you're wearing one, and I don't.

Your wardrobe should complement your skill set, never detract - or distract - from your assets.

If you don't take your clothes seriously, why should your viewers take you seriously?

If you don't look good, we don't look good.

I think I look better in a suit than a loincloth. So that may define some of the parts I play.

When one shows up in jeans and a T-shirt, I strongly feel that the audience reacts in a very different way than when you show up in a sport coat and a tie.

At work, you want to stand out but not in extra-funky ways. At the core, it's about dressing for girls - who are most of my fans - and you want to dress up for them. You just want to feel like you're on top of your game.

My women students openly admit that they dress for interviews like dates, hoping to look their best: makeup, high heels, a well-fitting suit that shows off their figure. And I always tell them to make sure to wear a shirt under the suit jacket. Form fitting, yes. Cleavage, no.

Never dress down for the poor. They won't respect you for it. They want their First Lady to look like a million dollars.

When I'm interviewing someone, I want to make sure that he thought enough to take care of himself - to dress appropriately and to groom himself properly.

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.

In person, I wear jeans and flip-flops, and people are so shocked. They tell me I look so much younger than they expected.

Anyway, I went out and bought thousands of dollars worth of mature clothes so I'd look like a person to be taken seriously, instead of a pretty little twit.

As a bounty hunter, I have to dress the part. If I came to the door and looked like Carrot Top, you'd laugh.

I've found that you don't need to wear a necktie if you can hit.

I think people look at me different when they see I'm dressed well. They pay attention. They know I'm about something.

In the rough and tumble world of business, media, or politics, the black knitted tie is indeed indispensable.

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.