Cringe Quotes

84 quotes by 81 authors

Shall I tell you what the real evil is? To cringe to the things that are called evils, to surrender to them our freedom, in… — Seneca the Younger
The capitalists owned everything in the world, and everyone else was their slave. They owned all the land, all the houses, all the factories, and… — George Orwell
I am not very comfortable about dancing at weddings and New Year parties. Maybe it's because of the way I have been brought up; I… — Deepika Padukone
Success is feminine and like a woman, if you cringe before her, she will override you — William Faulkner
Braai Day is a slap in the face of our efforts to regain who we are. And should make any self respecting South African cringe. — Simphiwe Dana
I cringe when I watch myself on TV. — Peter Andre
It is the sheer ugliness and banality of everyday life which turns my blood to ice and makes me cringe in terror. — Jean Lorrain
Do not cringe and make yourself small if you are called the black sheep, the maverick, the lone wolf. Those with slow seeing say that… — Clarissa Pinkola Estes
I also learned that you didnâ€™t come onto this earth as a perfectionist or control freak. You werenâ€™t born a person of cringe and contraction.… — Anne Lamott
The thing about romance and romantic movies is that they can be somewhat melodramatic. For a lot of actors, there's a certain cringe factor that's… — David Lyons
Every time I hear that word, I cringe. Fun! I think it's disgusting; it's just running around. It's not my idea of pleasure. — Vivienne Westwood
But whereas a puppy will cringe away or roll on its back, groveling, a little boy may cover his shyness with nonchalance, with bravado, or… — John Steinbeck
No matter what the circumstances, we Christians should keep our heads. God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, of love… — Aiden Wilson Tozer
There is something very wonderful about music. Words are wonderful enough; but music is even more wonderful. It speaks not to our thoughts as words… — Charles Kingsley
To be a celebrity, I couldn't think of anything more cringe-worthy. — Bryan Adams
I have a hard time watching the shows now. It is like opening up a yearbook when you were in junior high. I think everybody… — Mark-Paul Gosselaar
There's something about each of my books that I'm really proud of, and there's something about each of my books that I cringe over. — Margaret Haddix
I think in general, lines are a bad idea. Especially if they sound like lines. Everyone's immediate reaction is to just kind of cringe a… — Carly Rae Jepsen
The word 'theatrical' makes me cringe, because it suggests a performance is staged, put on, rehearsed. And while all this is true for an opera,… — Zola Jesus
Hugh Grant and I both laugh and cringe at the same things, worship the same books, eat the same food, hate central heating and sleep… — Elizabeth Hurley

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