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Old-Fashioned Quotes

On tradition, patience, and staying true to yourself.

These old-fashioned quotes celebrate patience and tradition, including one entertainer's self-description as old-fashioned in style rather than newfangled. See our I Am quotes for more personal reflections.

We'll have to wait the old-fashioned way.

Quotes by Wolf Blitzer

It sounds corny, but I consider myself an old-fashioned entertainer. I could have been in variety.

Quotes by Suzi Quatro

I don't think that old-fashioned idea of record companies exists any more.

Quotes by Sophie Ellis-Bextor

'Gunga Gin' is a true Libertines amalgamation, in the proper, old-fashioned sense of the word.

Quotes by Pete Doherty

Girl Quotes

Democracy involves that old-fashioned thing called working it out.

Quotes by Peggy Noonan

I'm one of those old-fashioned homosexuals, not one of the newfangled ones who are born joining parades.

Quotes by Nathan Lane

Maybe I'm old-fashioned. But I remember the beauty and thrill of being moved by Broadway musicals - particularly the endings of shows.

Quotes by Marvin Hamlisch

I'm a bit old-fashioned. I like the idea of going to the cinema and then an Italian restaurant.

Quotes by Louis Tomlinson

I'm old-fashioned.

Quotes by Lizzie Armitstead

Guy Quotes

I have a kind of old-fashioned, artisan approach.

Quotes by Lee Child

I would love to do a musical. Something old-fashioned, probably.

Quotes by Lauren Ambrose

Call me old-fashioned, but I like my conditioners to be conditioners and my shampoos to be shampoos.

Quotes by Kyan Douglas

I guess I'm old-fashioned.

Quotes by Jonathan Miles

The time of old-fashioned conglomerates is over. They are definitely not going to survive.

Quotes by Joe Kaeser

I Am Quotes

I'm kind of an old-fashioned guy.

Quotes by Joe Arpaio

I have very old-fashioned tastes.

Quotes by Jerry Hall

I'm from Texas, and I would love to do an old-fashioned gun-slinging Western.

Quotes by Jensen Ackles

The book has many different characteristics: some are extremely old-fashioned storytelling traits, but there are also a fair number of postmodern traits, and the self-consciousness is one.

Quotes by Jeffrey Eugenides

And I had an old-fashioned idea that dividends were a good thing.

Quotes by James MacArthur

Just Quotes

I don't use a computer in writing at all. I'm sort of old-fashioned about it.

Quotes by James Horner

Frequently Asked Questions

What does 'old-fashioned' mean across these quotes?
It covers preferring traditional methods, from doing things the old way to identifying personally with an earlier generation's style and outlook.
Does this topic include a quote about identity?
Yes, one entertainer describes themselves as an old-fashioned type in a candid, good-humored way, distinguishing themselves from newer generational trends.
Is old-fashioned entertainment discussed here?
One quote describes themselves in a self-effacing way as fitting an earlier style of stage performer, someone suited to old-time variety shows.
Do any quotes simply state a personal preference?
Yes, one is a brief, plain admission of being old-fashioned without elaboration, showing the phrase can stand on its own as self-description.
How does this topic connect to identity-focused reading?
For more personal self-description quotes, see our I Am quotes alongside this collection.

Other lines simply admit to preferring the traditional way of doing things over shortcuts. Explore our Girl and Guy quotes for related identity themes.