Phony Quotes

144 quotes by 132 authors

Most writers' view of the New West is either phony - obsessed with the same tired mythology - or it's obsessed with anti-mythology, ... There's… — Walter Kirn
The abuse of power manifests with phony spiritual teachers and phony gurus who tell you how to run your life and what to wear and… — Frederick Lenz
Phony gurus make themselves objects of adoration and worship. Real spiritual teachers aren't interested in adoration and worship. They like respect only because they realize… — Frederick Lenz
There are phony teachers who profess all kinds of things, and I think you will figure out real fast who they are. They just don't… — Frederick Lenz
What I don't like today is, to put it coarsely, the phony Hasidism, the phony mysticism. Many students say, "Teach me mysticism." It's a joke. — Elie Wiesel
Reality TV now doesn't feel reality TV when it started. The line between reality and fiction is blurred. So many of these people are phony… — Portia de Rossi
One of Obama's most impressive attributes is his quiet confidence: Voters sense that he is comfortable in his own skin, a dedicated father and friend… — Ron Fournier
I think to close half of Magic Kingdom for the purpose of a White House invitation town hall meeting on a phony main street on… — Newt Gingrich
As a kid I decided that a Canadian accent doesn't sound tough. I thought guys should sound like Marlon Brando. So now I have a… — Ryan Gosling
The moment you sense someone is making something because they think people are gonna buy it or like it, it's just so phony! The public… — Zooey Deschanel
As a young man... you don't know anything about yourself. And add on to that, you're on the cover of magazines. People are interviewing you… — Ethan Hawke
I mention my age because I find people in this country - women, not men, of course - women are so troubled by their age.… — Teresa Heinz
The only thing worse than a coach or CEO who doesn't care about his people is one who pretends to care. People can spot a… — Jimmy Johnson
I love readings and my readers, but the din of voices of the audience gives me stage fright, and the din of voices inside whisper… — Anne Lamott
Strip away the phony tinsel of Hollywood and you'll find the real tinsel underneath. — Oscar Levant
The battle for freedom and liberty really never is over, and there are really low points in it, but I'm not giving up, and I'm… — Rush Limbaugh
The real strong have no need to prove it to the phonies. — Charles Manson
States should pass laws making it illegal to own or trade wild animals; the phony 'educational' permits that many private owners have used to skirt… — Susan Orlean
I despise the phony, fancy-pants rhetoric of professors aping jargon-filled European locutions - which have blighted academic film criticism for over 30 years. — Camille Paglia
Are there memories left that are safe from the clutches of phony anniversaries? — Pope Paul VI

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