Eleanor Catton

There are so many ways of posturing that people associate with being a writer. They imagine you wearing a beret and drinking only red wine and being full of yourself, and so, for a long time, the way I felt about writing was too private. I felt it too important and didn't want to be teased about it. So I lied about it.

New Zealander Author

Mary Tyler Moore

And the sculptor woman was so clever in the way she did it. She had the beret just about to leave my hand. So it's attached to this finger and that's what will keep it there. And I'm looking up at it, so there's no question but that that beret is going to fly.

American Actress

Crispin Blunt

Any initiative involving the green beret - as opposed to special forces - to expand and train a national Libyan military capacity has value, but not in Tripoli, where U.K. forces will be targets and look like an invading force.

Billy Collins

I really have a distaste for poets who announce themselves at 50 yards; you know, here he comes, you know, with the beret and the cane and the cape and the whatever - whatever mishegas is part of the outfit there.

American Poet

Roy Harper

When I was 15, I was wearing sandals and corduroys, Guernsey, striped pullover, a beard that was hardly there, shades and a beret, and the goal was hanging out.

English Musician

Jamie Hyneman

In my case you can pretty well figure that you can put a beret and a mustache on just about anything you want and it looks like me.

American Entertainer

My hair was falling out so I got in the habit of wearing a hat. And I didn't like baseball caps so I got a beret.

Ernie Harwell

I've found that if you wear a beret, people think you're either a cabdriver or a producer of dirty movies.

American Celebrity

Craig Kilborn

Did you see the statue topple? Bill Clinton got nostalgic seeing something that big in a beret go down.

Entertainer

Berets are often linked to military uniforms in various countries, signaling rank or unit.

Military Association

Berets are commonly associated with artists, giving a chic or intellectual vibe.

Artistic Image

Berets are iconic in French fashion and culture, often evoking a Parisian aesthetic.

French Icon

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 Now, I admit I made mistakes -- especially wearing that beret. But the attention and judgment that I received --