Downright Quotes

82 quotes by 79 authors

The world loves to be amused by hollow professions, to be deceived by flattering appearances, to live in a state of hallucination; and can forgive… — William Hazlitt
Still, they were two thorns from the same thistle. Their tactics in terrorizing innocent ladies were identical. Their behavior was downright sinful, but what made… — Julie Garwood
Luck doesn't shine her light on each of us equally. She is arbitrary, irrational, unfair and sometimes downright cruel. — Francine Pascal
It was almost funny. Life seemed downright accidental in its brevity, and death a punch line to a lousy joke. — Maureen Johnson
I am afraid that woman appreciate cruelty, downright cruelty, more than anything else. They have wonderfully primitive instincts. We have emancipated them, but they remain… — Oscar Wilde
You had to deal every day with people who were foolish and lazy and untruthful and downright unpleasant, and you could certainly end up thinking… — Terry Pratchett
Those East Coast rich kids are a different breed, on a fast track to nowhere. Your friends in Seattle are downright Canadian in their niceness.… — Maria Semple
Consumers know precisely what's wrong with advertising. Be it TV or print or whatever, they know that advertising is never creative enough ... never as… — Phil Dusenberry
Take away from Genesis the belief that Moses was the author, on which only the strange believe that it is the word of God has… — Thomas Paine
Opting for gold shoes could have been considered downright cocky, but I was confident and never doubted my ability to deliver gold medals to match… — Michael Johnson
Many persons swear by positive thinking, and quite a few have been helped by it. Nevertheless, it is not a very effective tool and can… — Srikumar Rao
More than any other major sport, professional or amateur, college football games are decided by the physical incompetence and downright chokery of their players. — Stephen Rodrick
Toronto was a great place to work, a fun place to work. People were so hockey-oriented, hockey-minded, without being too critical. In Montreal, they got… — Pat Burns
If being a spokesman for a generation is a fleeting occupation, being a symbol of an era is downright dangerous for anyone who has the… — Jay McInerney
When you don't like someone you get easily irritated that whatever they do is downright obnoxious, but when you truly love someone, even when they… — Moyo Adekoya
Truth be told, we cant hate ourselves into a version of ourselves we can love. And even though I know this, I sometimes still fall… — Unknown Author
Writing old school HTML code was never very much fun but now it's getting downright tedious for most people. — Mike Davidson
I think television's become a downright dangerous thing. It has no moral barometer whatsoever. If you want to talk about something that is all about… — Tom Petty
TV does not care about you or what happens to you. It's downright bad for your health now, and that's not a far-out concept. I… — Tom Petty
When one subtracts from life infancy (which is vegetation), sleep, eating and swilling, buttoning and unbuttoning - how much remains of downright existence? The summer… — Lord Byron

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