Overstate Quotes

36 quotes by 35 authors

We live in a vague world. And it gets vaguer all the time. In this environment, the power of the specific, measurable and useful promise… — Seth Godin
All film directors, whether famous or obscure, regard themselves as misunderstood or underrated. Because of that, they all lie. They're obliged to overstate their own… — Francois Truffaut
To me, one of the greatest triumphs in doing a book is to tell the story as simply as possible. My aim is to imply… — Ezra Jack Keats
We overstate the ills of life, and take Imagination... down our earth to rake... — Elizabeth Barrett Browning
I cannot overstate how much a generous spirit contributes to good luck. Look at the luckiest people around you, the ones you envy, the ones… — Twyla Tharp
I am interested in the size of your intention. It is better to overstate the important than to understate it. — Robert Henri
It is not possible to overstate the influence of Paul Cezanne on twentieth-century art. He's the modern Giotto, someone who shattered one kind of picture-making… — Jerry Saltz
Hometown Aerosmith fans are different from other Aerosmith fans, and that mainly has to do with Joe Perry. It's tough to overstate his strange grip… — Rob Sheffield
I could never overstate the importance of a musician's need to develop his or her ear. Actually, I believe that developing a good 'inner ear'… — Steve Vai
It's hardly possible to overstate the value, in the present state of human improvement, of placing human beings in contact with other persons dissimilar to… — John Stuart Mill
It's important not to overstate the benefits of ideas. Quite frankly, I know it's kind of a romantic notion that you're just going to have… — Sergey Brin
Scientists tend to be unappreciated in the world at large, but you can hardly overstate the importance of the work they do. — Bill Bryson
My favorite literary heroine is Jo March. It is hard to overstate what she meant to a small, plain girl called Jo, who had a… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
It is hard to overstate how valuable it is to have all the incredible tools that are used for human disease to study plants. — Bill Gates
It is difficult to overstate the importance of the Civil Rights Act. — Bobby Scott
People tend to overstate my resilience, but, of course, I hope they're right. — David Brudnoy

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