Exaggerate Quotes

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There is no man more pusillanimous than I when I am planning a campaign. I purposely exaggerate all the dangers and all the calamities that… — Napoleon Bonaparte
There is no credit to being a comedian, when you have the whole Government working for you. All you have to do is report the… — Will Rogers
It is almost impossible to exaggerate the proneness of the human mind to take miracles as evidence, and to seek for miracles as evidence. — Matthew Arnold
Post-Modern space is historically specific, rooted in conventions, unlimited or ambiguous in zoning and irrational or transformational in its relation of parts to wholeâ€¦â€¦. â€¦skew… — Charles Jencks
The unnatural and increasingly rapid growth of the feeble-minded and insane classes, coupled as it is with steady restriction among all the thrifty, energetic and… — Winston Churchill
People exaggerate both happiness and unhappiness; we are never so fortunate nor so unfortunate as people say we are. — Honore de Balzac
Most of life is so dull that there is nothing to be said about it, and the books and talks that would describe it as… — E. M. Forster
The big question is always, 'Eyes or lips?' I tend to go with the eyes because I've got a lot more material to work with… — Claire Danes
It would be difficult to exaggerate the degree to which we are influenced by those we influence. — Eric Hoffer
If the height of the heel is the same as the length of your foot, it starts to look wrong. And if the heel is… — Christian Louboutin
They always use the word 'insult' with me, but I don't hurt anybody. I wouldn't be sitting here if I did. I make fun of… — Don Rickles
Do I exaggerate? Boy, do I, and I'd do it more if I could get away with it. — David Sedaris
My dear Watson," said [Sherlock Holmes], "I cannot agree with those who rank modesty among the virtues. To the logician all things should be seen… — Arthur Conan Doyle
Like all young men, you greatly exaggerate the difference between one young woman and another. — George Bernard Shaw
I exaggerated even before I began to exaggerate, because it's true â€” nothing is ever quite as bad as it could be. — Amy Hempel
Exaggerate the essential, leave the obvious vague. — Vincent Van Gogh
If the story had been about anyone else, it would been dismissed as laaf, that Afghan tendency to exaggerate ---sadly, almost a national affliction; if… — Khaled Hosseini
I watched our friends' wary, intelligent faces droop at our tale. Their shock was a mere shadow of our own, resembling more the goodwilled imitation… — Ian Mcewan
Food is, for me, for everybody, a very sexual thing and I think I realised that quite early on. I still cannot exaggerate how just… — Nigel Slater
my good qualities are under your protection, and you are to exaggerate them as much as possible; and, in return, it belongs to me to… — Jane Austen

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