“The way you walk is slash and burn. Like understatement's now a crime.” — Justin Quinn Copy Share Image
Nothing in a language is less translatable than its modes of understatement. — George Steiner Copy Share Image
Even the revolutionary writer will err if he fails to grasp the enormous effectiveness of occasional understatement. — Heywood Broun Copy Share Image
Baikida Carroll, whose balance of bravada and tenderness, facility and understatement mark him as a player to be reckoned with. — Jon Pareles Copy Share Image
To say that my dad pushed me is an understatement. I was never naturally drawn to football. — Thierry Henry Copy Share Image
Emptiness and boredom: what a complete understatement. What I felt was complete desolation. Desolation, despair and boredom. — Susanna Kaysen Copy Share Image
“Without question, his picture did not do him justice, but again, he was dead when it was taken” — Loren D. Estleman Copy Share Image
To say that Sputnik gave rise to some concern in the United States would be the understatement of the century. The truth… — John Naughton Copy Share Image
I was, in the 1960s, in a marriage. To use the word 'bad' would be perhaps the understatement of the year. It… — Sherwin B. Nuland Copy Share Image
Whether you are sixteen or over sixty, remember, understatement is the rule of a fine makeup artist. — Helena Rubinstein Copy Share Image
Whatever I'd say would be an understatement. I can only say my life was made much better by knowing him. He was… — John Coltrane Copy Share Image
Brody cannot believe the size of the creature, and with a classic, practical understatement tells Quint his assessment: You're gonna need a… — Roy Scheider Copy Share Image
Kitten, this is my best mate, Charles, but you can call him Spade. Charles, this is Cat, the woman I’ve been telling… — Jeaniene Frost Copy Share Image
My father was a really funny guy. He lived a good long life. And he was the reason I wanted to be… — Carol Leifer Copy Share Image
It's not an understatement to say that I owe everything as an actor to 'Merlin.' It was pretty much my first job,… — Katie McGrath Copy Share Image
To say that the vote fraud conspiracy theorists are tilting at windmills is an understatement. They're using a legitimate public process to… — George Voinovich Copy Share Image
... the understatement, the self-ridicule, the delight in the foreignness of foreigners, the complete denial of any attempt to enlist the sympathies… — Evelyn Waugh Copy Share Image
The quotation-business is booming. No subdivision of the culture seems too narrow to have a quotation book of its own… It would… — James Gleick Copy Share Image
It's no understatement that the church has done a poor job in teaching our young people that reason and faith are not… — Charles Colson Copy Share Image
“You said I was pretty, before." "Did I?" A new laugh escaped him, mirthless. "How unoriginal. I must be the master of… — Shana Abé Copy Share Image
I'm glad you're still upright, Charles, and the only reason you are is because she didn't have any silver. She'd have staked… — Jeaniene Frost Copy Share Image
She reached up and curled her fingers into mine. “He should take you to dinner.” To say that the mere thought horrified… — Darynda Jones Copy Share Image
It is an understatement to say that the time has arrived for a serious and open international dialogue regarding the possibility of… — Steven M. Greer Copy Share Image
The same failure of liberalism is evident in Western Europe, where the dogma of multiculturalism has left a secular Europe very slow… — Sam Harris Copy Share Image
To only call Wizards, Aliens, and Starships engaging would be a real understatement--it is a delightful, funny, and immensely interesting romp through… — Caleb Scharf Copy Share Image
Then Drew shuffles into the dining hall. I drop my toast, and my mouth drifts open. Calling him “bruised” would be an… — Veronica Roth Copy Share Image
“The understatement rule means that a debilitating and painful chronic illness must be described as ‘a bit of a nuisance’; a truly… — Kate Fox Copy Share Image
It is an understatement to say that in this society injustices abound: In truth it is itself the quintessence of injustice. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“Aye, aye, it must be so. I've oversailed him. How, got the start? Aye, he's chasing ME now; not I, HIM--that's bad” — Herman Melville Copy Share Image
Who said that clothes make a statement? What an understatement that was. Clothes never shut up. — Susan Brownmiller Copy Share Image
Films like 'The Godfather,' 'Chinatown' and 'The Exorcist' brought a realism and currency and understatement to their genres that we wanted for… — Todd Haynes Copy Share Image
I don't like being flattered. It doesn't suit my English sensibilities. Remember, we are the great country of understatement. — Martin Parr Copy Share Image
Art begins when an observer's sensibilities engage with the understatements of a calculating craftsman. — Sara Genn Copy Share Image
