Colum McCann

I mean, every novel's a historical novel anyway. But calling something a historical novel seems to put mittens on it, right? It puts manners on it. And you don't want your novels to be mannered.

Irish Writer

Mike Birbiglia

When I go to bed at night, I wear a sleeping bag. And for a long time, I wore mittens so that I couldn't open the sleeping bag.

American Comedian

Brad Goreski

Scarves, mittens, and hats are a great way to express your personality in the cold weather.

American Designer

Mittens are usually worn in cold weather to keep hands warm.

Winter Clothing

Mittens can make handling small objects difficult, unlike gloves with individual fingers.

Not for Dexterity

Mittens are often associated with children, as they are easier to put on than gloves.

Child Association

In baseball, mittens are specialized gloves with padding to catch high-speed balls.

Sports Gear

Baseball mittens are designed to protect players‘ hands from injury during the game.

Protective Function

Different playing positions in baseball require different types of mittens.

Distinct Position

 I suppose, that helicopter pilots would wear -- that I could climb into. It would go on over my boots, over my mittens, it would pull up around my face, and seal pretty tightly around my face. And this meant I could ski over very thin ice, and if I fell through, it wasn't the end of the world. It also meant, if the worst came to the worst, I could actually jump in and swim across

Ben Saunders: Three...

 I figured it was going to be cold but I couldn't carry all this with me on the bus so I said I said you know how am I going to how am I going to do this well I ended up mailing my suitcase I filled it with boots and mittens and hats and coats and I brought it to the post office and they actually put stamps on

Andrew Evans: Digital...

 But the good news is that we’ve probably got about 10 to the 100th power years before the chill sets in — so don’t start stocking up on mittens just yet.