Nothing in a language is less translatable than its modes of understatement. — George Steiner Copy Share Image
“The way you walk is slash and burn. Like understatement's now a crime.” — Justin Quinn Copy Share Image
A discerning eye needs only a hint, and understatement leaves the imagination free to build its own elaborations. — Russell Page Copy Share Image
To say that I am organized is an understatement, but my car tells a different story. — Emily Procter Copy Share Image
Here's what I'm curious about. For the president of Mexico, this man, Donald Trump, is, it's probably not an understatement to say,… — Steve Kornacki Copy Share Image
To say that I loved school would be an understatement. It was my oasis, my sanctuary. — Janet Mock Copy Share Image
You are the finest, loveliest, tenderest, and most beautiful person I have ever known—and even that is an understatement. — F. Scott Fitzgerald Copy Share Image
Art begins when an observer's sensibilities engage with the understatements of a calculating craftsman. — Sara Genn 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
My modus operandi has always been understatement and that just doesn't really work in pop. — Ben Watt Copy Share Image
Crude at first [the short story] received a literary polish in the press, but its dominant quality remained. It was concise and… — Bret Harte Copy Share Image
Cristal go by the cases, wait hold up that was racist I would prefer the Aces, ain't no different when you taste… — ASAP Rocky Copy Share Image
I first decided that I wanted to act when I was 9. And I was at a very bizarre prep school at… — John Hurt Copy Share Image
However old-fashioned and right-wing this may sound, the American genius for language lies in understatement, in saying things simply, pointedly and quickly,… — Walter Kirn Copy Share Image
To prove that Wall Street is an early omen of movements still to come in GNP, commentators quote economic studies alleging that… — Paul Samuelson Copy Share Image
It would be gross understatement to say that the Telecommunications Act of 1996 is not a model of clarity. It is in… — Antonin Scalia Copy Share Image
“The reasons for our prolific understating are not hard to discover: our strict prohibitions on earnestness, gushing, emoting and boasting require almost… — Kate Fox Copy Share Image
I think time management and dedication are the main factors along with being an organized person. To say I was highly ambitious… — Ashley Purdy Copy Share Image
Elizabeth Taylor is, in my opinion, the greatest actress in film history. She instinctively understands the camera and its nonverbal intimacies. Opening… — Camille Paglia Copy Share Image
The ideal woman which is in every man's mind is evoked by a word or phrase or the shape of her wrist,… — William Faulkner 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 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
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
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
How rare it is to come across a piece of writing that is unambiguous, unqualified, and also unblurred by understatements or subtleties,… — Eric Hoffer Copy Share Image
I have learned as much about writing about my people by listening to blues and jazz and spirituals as I have from… — Ernest Gaines 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
I'm a coyote shapeshifter playing in a world of werewolves and vampires---outmatched is n understatement. — Patricia Briggs Copy Share Image
Gillard is as likeable as Rudd is charmless. She is self-deprecating; he is ludicrously vainglorious. She is a mistress of understatement; he… — Germaine Greer Copy Share Image
“Is Understatement 101 a course in medical school?" "Of course. It's the prereq for Lying Through One's Teeth.” — Jodi Picoult Copy Share Image
To say that George Lucas cannot write a love scene is an understatement; greeting cards have expressed more passion. — Roger Ebert Copy Share Image
We look our best in subdued colors, sophisticated cuts, and a general air of sleek understatement. — Jil Sander 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
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