Airs Quotes

66 Airs quotes by 60 unique authors

I am old, yet I look at wise men and see that I am very young. I look over those stars yonder, and into the… — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Among well bred people a mutual deference is affected, contempt for others is disguised; authority concealed; attention given to each in his turn; and an… — David Hume
In a tavern everybody puts on airs except the landlord. — Ralph Waldo Emerson
Let him who believes in immortality enjoy his happiness in silence; he has no reason to give himself airs about it. — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
It is with books as with women, where a certain plainness of manner and of dress is more engaging than that glare of paint and… — David Hume
I don't believe in putting on airs. I call it like I see it. — Ellen Pompeo
I think there's a suspicion in the South of people putting on airs. You see it in most successful Southern politicians, but you also see… — John Shelton Reed
It's funny because when I got 'Jarhead' and 'Avatar' and all those movies, 'Leprechaun' still to this day airs on BET. I was thinking, 'Will… — Laz Alonso
Everybody puts on airs, regardless of race. — Keegan-Michael Key
Where lurk sweet echoes of the dear homevoices, Each note of which calls like a little sister, Those airs slow, slow ascending, as the smokewreaths… — Edmond Rostand
What airs outblown from ferny dells And clover-bloom and sweet brier smells. — John Greenleaf Whittier
If we had to choose one American Idol to go out to dinner with, it would be Fantasia. There are no airs and graces about… — Simon Cowell
The poverty from which I have suffered could be diagnosed as 'Soho' poverty. It comes from having the airs and graces of a genius and… — Quentin Crisp
What makes me mad is arrogance, pretension, putting on airs. — David Duchovny
My favorite day at '30 Rock' is Thursday when the show airs. At lunch, we screen the episodes. For everyone to watch together, to see… — Tina Fey
It always annoys me when stars grumble about fans coming up to them in the street. I love it. These young stars today with all… — Larry Hagman
There's always room for improvement, but the judges are looking for big airs and stylish tricks. — Shaun White
If you use a colloquialism or a slang word or phrase, simply use it; do not draw attention to it by enclosing it in quotation… — William Strunk, Jr.
I am a Jane Austenite, and therefore slightly imbecile about Jane Austen. My fatuous expression, and airs of personal immunity-how ill they sit on the… — E. M. Forster
Be not afeard; the isle is full of noises, Sounds, and sweet airs, that give delight and hurt not. Sometimes a thousand twangling instruments Will… — William Shakespeare

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