Fancy Quotes

845 quotes by 669 authors

The conception of gods originated in fear and curiosity. Primitive man, unable to understand the phenomena of nature, and harassed by them, saw in every… — Emma Goldman
I knew I could not live my life around a husband, now would I want a husband to live his life around me. Of course,… — Geraldine Lee Wei Ling
New opinions often appear first as jokes and fancies, then as blasphemies and treason, then as questions open to discussion, and finally as established truths. — George Bernard Shaw
The myths connected with individual sanctuaries and ceremonies were merely part of the apparatus of the worship; they served to excite the fancy and sustain… — William Robertson Smith
If we go back to the beginning, we shall find that ignorance and fear created the gods; that fancy, enthusiasm, or deceit adorned them; that… — Bill Maher
Life, I fancy, would very often be insupportable, but for the luxury of self compassion. — George Gissing
I like those fancy raincoats you bought. Really sprung for the big bucks. — Mitt Romney
Fancy and humour, early and constantly indulged in, may expect an old age overrun with follies. — Isaac Watts
True friendship is self-love at second hand; where, as in a flattering mirror we may see our virtues magnified and our errors softened, and where… — William Hazlitt
Seeing this gradation and diversity of structure in one small, intimately related group of birds, one might really fancy that from an original paucity of… — Charles Darwin
Before you use a fancy word, make room for it. — Joseph Joubert
What's fame? a fancy'd life in other's breath. A thing beyond us, even before our death. — Alexander Pope
In my mind, he was guilty of no error - he was chargeable with no exaggeration - he was betrayed by his fancy into no… — Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux
I enjoy the burger joint the same way I enjoy fancy meals. — Aby Rosen
Scientific studies about relationships fascinate me, and I devour them hungrily, especially when they give big, fancy-sounding names to everyday experiences. — Jenna McCarthy
One of my favorites to order in fancy restaurants is escargot. — Kirsten Prout
The current concept of prom just seems so empty. Teenagers get dressed up to go to a dance at a fancy location. It encourages social… — Adora Svitak
I think I have the secret of a successful L.A. restaurant, especially now that so many Europeans live there. You have to have a place… — Michael Caine
On the East Coast, people try to make life interesting. On the West Coast, they try to make it comfortable. The emphasis here is on… — Al Seckel
Hardly any of my most memorable meals have been eaten in a restaurant, and definitely none in one of those fancy marble-floored, polished-silver establishments. — Yotam Ottolenghi

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