Discreet Quotes

69 quotes by 64 authors

MAGIC, n. An art of converting superstition into coin. There are other arts serving the same high purpose, but the discreet lexicographer does not name… — Ambrose Bierce
I occasionally meet people and they say, 'Oh, I was born to Discreet Music'... They always have very weird eyes, those people. — Brian Eno
The public's nerves are raw and edgy. You have to be discreet and understanding about the films you are showing. — Jack Valenti
Chaperons, even in their days of glory, were almost never able to enforce morality; what they did was to force immorality to be discreet. This… — Judith Martin
There is a justice, but we do not always see it. Discreet, smiling, it is there, at one side, a little behind injustice, which makes… — Jules Renard
I hope that increasing numbers of Christians adopt the practice of wearing a cross in a simple and discreet way as a symbol of their… — Keith O'Brien
The lips on my upper right bicep are my girlfriend's lips. She has the most amazing lips, and I wanted to carry them around with… — Jake Owen
I've got a very behind-the-scenes personality. I don't know how I became a performer. I like to stay discreet, out of the public eye, very… — Leon Redbone
I have a short temper - I think it's part of the Celtic background. I used to be a lot more angry, but I was… — Julian Lennon
The minute I started being recognised, I became much more discreet. — Vincent Cassel
I am a chatty person, but colossally discreet. — Junot Diaz
Ain't nothing too discreet about the disease of conceit. — Bob Dylan
When you're talking with a person at this level of the government, at the very highest level, I think you have to be very discreet… — Lee H. Hamilton
Don't destroy yourself by allowing negative people add gibberish and debris to your character, reputation, and aspirations. Keep all dreams alive but discreet, so that… — Michael Bassey
Be prudent, diligent, temperate and discreet. Remember that every human being has a claim upon your kind offices. — Albert Pike
In meditation you experience time slowing down because you can notice more things per discreet moment and you're more open... The word 'meditation' in Sanskrit… — Richard Davidson
Heroes are never perfect, but they're brave, they're authentic, they're courageous, determined, discreet, and they've got grit. — Wade Davis
I am a very discreet human when it comes to other people. — Carrie Fisher
I think Joan's advice would be: always know more than anyone else, always be discreet as possible. And never cry at work. — Christina Hendricks
Chaperons don't enforce morality; they force immorality to be discreet. — Judith Martin

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